Is it unrealistic to closely examine individual constituencies in the 'middle class' when
preparing the Democratic Party's economic message?
For instance, the fossil fuel industry is going to take major hits in the coming decade. Coal already has due to both automation and declining demand. What do we do to address the loss of jobs in that industry which is heavily concentrated in the Appalachia? A miner could make $70k a year with no high school education. How do we replace that income?
Next up is over the road trucking. When self driving trucks replace that demographic, what can be done to replace those incomes?
What about the textile industry? Electronic manufacturing? The automotive industry?
These are specific industries that we can identify easily. How do we, as a party, address these specific constituencies? What are the specific policies and programs that will replace the lost jobs and income for these specific people and regions?
Vague generalities like education and job training don't cut it. I know, I've been there. These people need specific plans and programs to replace the livelihoods taken from them by automation and globalization.
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and important points. All these issues need to be addressed and I suspect they will not be without a huge effort on the part of the people making a significant amount of noise to their elected representatives. 
