She lost by a few tens of thousands in each of the Rustbelt states . The socalled ' white working class ' is lost to the left , they are fantasizing about coal and factory jobs that don ' t exist anymore , that don ' t require any education or training . There is a reason someone who lives in modern America with the most opportunities in the world still dreams of working in a 19 th century factory . Forget the white ' working ' class . Dems need to focus on better turnout in socially left leaning populations , and appeal to the middle class and people in cities that don ' t vote . <| sep |> I ' d have to say yes , it conflicts with what I ' ve observed from mine . Now , it ' s certainly possible their quality has changed between when I bought mine and when that person got theirs .