In San Francisco, Pelosi insisted, “We’re not going back.”
Sanders and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer went to Warren, Mich., and although Schumer will soon be the most powerful Democrat in Washington, it was Sanders who was the star. Signs like, “Don’t blame me – I voted for Bernie” dotted the crowd, and Schumer had to pause his speech for a chorus of “Bernie, Bernie” cheers when Sanders walked on stage in the middle of the New York senator’s remarks.
It’s no accident that Sanders and Schumer chose to hold their event in Warren. Surrounding Macomb County tells the story of Democrats’ 2016 woes. It went narrowly for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but last year Donald Trump carried Macomb County by more than 10 points over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s raw vote total in the largely white, working-class county – about 48,000 votes – was more than four times his margin of victory in the once-reliably Democratic state.
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