Bring the auto workers to the WH and have a conference with them sitting in the front row as you announce how this term you helped them, and next term with control of the House you'll be able to do even more
He was doing some of these things. Like visiting IRA sites in Wisconsin and it wasn’t scoring press hits.
But he’s got to keep at it. And maybe he gets more attention now (or maybe he only gets attention if / when there’s a reinforcing ‘old moment’.)