The Democrats' Forgotten People: How the Trump Base Can Find A Home in the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party is like a quilt with numerous identity groups -- African-Americans, Hispanics, recent immigrants, young people, educated people, women, the LGBTQ community. But what seems to missing is the core constituency of Franklin Roosevelt ninety years ago -- white working class people. This group has been hijacked by right-wing extremists including George Wallace and Donald Trump.Democrats have discounted this group, even having one presidential nominee call them a ""basket of deplorables."" But they are human beings, and many can be open to appeals for hope rather than hate and fear. This books is about ways that the Democratic Party can open its tent to the Trump base without compromising its core principles. Doing so is ethical, and also will be politically wise.

Arthur Lieber has been a teacher for fifty years. He is also a political junkie who thinks that schools and politics should go hand in hand. The more empathy there is in schools, the more caring there will be in our political system. Arthur ran for Congress in 2010 and 2014, losing, but doing so in a way in which he could sleep at night. He has written three previous books on education and politics.