What Happened?

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Please read the Nov. 4 issue. The column identifies three "trust gaps" -- national security, the need for reform, and values and culture. "If, as the DLC has long argued, the test for Democrats is to convince voters that they will defend their country, share their values, and champion their economic issues, it's pretty clear Democrats continue to come up short on the first two tests even as they pass the third with fluing colors....We need a heartland strategy to go with a positive message that reaches the heart as well as the wallet."