Hard to judge the importance of the trend noted in the editorial since no actual numbers of those who might have died prematurely are given.  The rates given are not easily translated into actual numbers of humans who have died early.  But yes, the democrats don't care about the people highlighted here.  The democrats are for gays, transgenders, sometimes women, but certainly not about blue collar men.  Despite the tendency of democrats to view themselves as compassionate, in truth, they are only compassionate within their narrow focus areas and quite callous beyond it.  The editors could not resist a jab at Trump as they closed, but in fact, Trump, may actually stir the pot in ways that do help blue collar workers.  He certainly has more focus on such issues than a Hillary would have.