Has the Democratic Party taken the White Working Class (or working class in general) for granted?

Since former Secretary of State Clinton's Electoral College loss to Donald Trump in November (she did win the popular vote by close to three million votes and Democrats did gain seats in both the House and the Senate), there has been widespread analysis of how Democrats lost crucial states like traditional blue states Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin as well as purple states Florida and North Carolina. One of the criticisms echoed by Democratic Operatives ranging from President Obama to Vice President Biden to Ohio Representative Tim Ryan to former Virgina Senator Jim Webb (on Meet the Press today) is that the Democrats took the working class, particularly the white working class for granted.

There are a couple of comments to make here:

1) Have the Democrats taken the working class for granted? Possibly even though please remember the working class voters did overall vote for Clinton. However, areas that went overwhelmingly for Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama in Rust Belt parts of the nation went to Donald Trump and thus turned the election to him.  Why did this happen? There are several reasons ranging for this like Hillary Clinton ignoring local operatives begging her to visit more often for one and Donald Trump blowing dog whistles that appealed to white working class hysteria on topics like outsourcing, terrorism, and crime. Moving forward, Democrats and Progressives need to campaign more vigorously in these areas and not take a "They'll come out for us anyway attitude." Clinton would be President now if she visited the Youngstown's and Scranton's more often instead of sending proxies like her husband and Vice President Biden. People love to see these Progressive heroes but they also want the person heading the ticket coming to town to hear their concerns and goals for the future.

2) What does the Working Class want? Simply put, they do not want to be ignored or taken for granted anymore and frankly it does not matter what ethnic group they come from. All working class voters want the same things: equal treatment before the law, equal opportunities to succeed and live comfortably, a clean environment, and a safe and opportunistic future for their children. Democrats and Progressives have the right ideas and had they consistently communicated a plan for how they were going to build on the successes of the Obama years (To be fair Clinton had good ideas but they never made the media sound bite when she spoke about them which was still not often enough), Clinton would have overcome the challenge of both Trump and Jill Stein and won those three states and may be more. They still have opportunities to build for a better tomorrow but they have to do so from the ground up from the local dog catcher to the highest office in the land. Only then will they be able to address the needs of the working class who have been hoodwinked by a clever group of Alt Right Fascist wannabes into thinking they are on their side.