Democrats give away the Rust Belt by alienating Catholics

By Salena Zito

Published September 10, 2017 4:01am ET

Democrats give away the Rust Belt by alienating Catholics — The face of the Democratic Party has increasingly become the face of celebrity, scold, and entitlement. The people they used to attract to their "stand for the working class" creed have faded from their reach; they have lost touch with their needs and values and they certainly have lost touch with any type of meaningful message. (AP Photo/David Goldman) | David Goldman

OHIO VALLEY — A clip of Martha Plimpton’s exuberance over the “best” abortion she ever had played out on the television overhead of a gas-station counter somewhere along U.S. Route 422 between Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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