‘No clue': Elitist Democrats throw away $20m on strategy to talk to working-class men
GOP Pollster and Messaging Strategist Brent Buchanan has slammed the Democrats for spending $20 million on their 'American men' strategy.
The plan is focused on how to convince working-class men to return to the party.
'The Democrats are now the party of the coastal elites,' Mr Buchanan told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.
'These folks have no clue how to talk to normal folks, so they're trying to throw money at the problem.'
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