Originally Posted by kane

I agree 100%. I have said a few times I thought Hillary's main problem during the election was while Trump was talking about jobs and helping make middle-class blue collar worker's lives better, Hillary was talking about Black Lives Matters and who pees in what bathroom. She and many of the Democrats just seemed out of touch with the average middle-class family which has been their bread and butter for a long time. Add in the fact that young voters who tend to skew Democrat were angry wth her and the party (not angry enough to vote Trump, but angry enough to either vote 3rd party or not vote at all) and it made for a perfect storm of ugliness for her.

My prediction is that the Republicans will hold on to the Senate in 2018 as the map makes it nearly impossible for the Dems to take it back. In the House I think the Dems will gain seats, but I'm not sure if they can retake it. If, as you say, they can come up with a unified message focusing on jobs, healthcare, and things that are important to middle-class voters they could take back the House.