Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: ‘Haven’t learned the lessons’

Voters in swing-state Michigan unimpressed with party's election critique and say fundamental shift is needed

The meeting was billed as an opportunity for the voters of Saginaw, Michigan to ask elected Democrats difficult questions about why Donald Trump, and not Kamala Harris, is moving into the White House on Monday.

Vincent Oriedo, a biotechnology scientist, had just such a question. What lessons have been learned, he asked, from Harris's defeat in this vital swing county in a crucial battleground state that voted for Joe Biden four years ago, and how are the Democrats applying them?