What Democrats Should Learn From Their Loss

To the Editor:

Re “Democrats Sift Through Rubble, Seeking Answers” (front page, Nov. 10):

Rather than pointing fingers at one another, the party needs to do what the Republicans did with Richard Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and Ronald Reagan’s “Reagan Democrats”: Figure out who didn’t vote for them; discern what they wanted — but didn’t see forthcoming from the Democrats; develop programs to respond to those wants; and, finally, replicate the communications network, social media and mass media campaign that the Republicans mounted.

The inbox of this registered Democrat was filled over the past 90 days with emails extolling the virtues of Donald Trump and the evils of Democrats. There was also the shrewdest TV barrage I have ever seen.