A former House Democrat said this week that his party gave away control of Washington by spending the last few years ignoring blue collar workers, and pursuing leftwing bills like Obamacare and cap and trade that eventually prompted heartland voters to support President-elect Trump.
Jason Altmire, a former Democratic congressman who represented a Pittsburgh area district that bordered Ohio and West Virginia, blames House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Democratic leaders in Congress for kowtowing to the party’s liberal base.
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