Will: Certainly racism has been an "unspoken" plank of the right-wing platform.  However, we can't forget that we (the Democratic Party) abandoned working/middle class Americans with NAFTA and destroyed our manufacturing base and millions of jobs.  As an old-fashioned FDR populist Democrat, I look at today's party leadership and shake my head.  We, for decades, had been the party of working-class Americans; then we elect Bill Clinton, follow-up with a moderate Republican (that's President Obama) and cap it by nominating Hillary Clinton.  Trump successfully played the "populist" card and the ever-oblivious Hillary C linton worked hard to make it successful for him as she stenciled a hugh "ELISTIST"  tag across her forehead for all to see. I think the Democratic Party has "lost its way".  I look at folks like Clinton and Palosi and wonder....if these people are the "new Democrats" and represent the Party, maybe I'm not a Democrat anymore....that makes me very sad.....

Gary Crum