It sounds as if he’s trying to connect with an audience that he has only a vague, theoretical understanding of, and no real common ground with.
Oh wait- he is.
No. Next, please?
In Detroit he was talking to some sort of Chamber of Commerce. He connected perfectly well, they asked all softball questions and they they applauded his lame answers.
He knows he will not receive Conservative support and is reaching out to liberals who he knows will not support him either. This is his contribution to the democrats effort to retain control of the WH.