Date: December 8, 2011
Author: Chris Cillizza
Author: Chris Cillizza
Page Number: 1
Summary:
During President Obama’s speech in Kansas, the topic of middle class was made very apparent. The President was reported to have said the words. “middle class” 18 times.
During President Obama’s speech in Kansas, the topic of middle class was made very apparent. The President was reported to have said the words. “middle class” 18 times.
The chart below details the percentage of the vote the two parties have won among voters whose household income is somewhere between $30,000 and $100,000 in the last four national elections.
Since 2004, neither party has received less than 46 percent or more than 53 percent of the middle class vote. The middle class voters are a majority of all voters in the country. In 2010, voters making between $30,000 and $100,000 accounted for 55 percent of the overall electorate while in 2008 they comprised 56 percent. In 2006 (58 percent) and 2004 (59 percent) they were an even larger percentage of the overall electorate.
In a November Washington Post-ABC News poll, 45 percent of respondents said they trusted President Obama to protect the middle class while 41 percent said they trusted congressional Republicans.
Obama still holds a steady lead when people are asked who “cares” more about the middle class. In an October Post-ABC survey 52 percent said Obama cared more about the middle class while 32 percent said congressional Republicans did.
Those poll numbers explain why Obama centered his Kansas speech — an address that laid out the terms of the economic argument he will make to voters in 2012 — was so focused on protecting and preserving the middle class. How the middle class goes will determine in large part how the 2012 election goes.
Questions:
I. The main question that is addressed is how the middle class will determine a large part of how the 2012 elections go.
II. To gain leverage in the campaign and over the voters, the candidates will need to appeal to the majority of the voters which is also the middle class. Doig so could affect policy proposals and their plans for congress.
III. The new information I learned was about the middle class and how they made up the majority of voters. Usually when I hear about voters, I only hear about different political parties and not economic classes.
IV. The information doesn't affect me and can't be used by me.
V. The author of the article seems to take a positive position. He expresses why the middle class matters so much and emphasizes how they will impact the election.
VI. The information in the article might affect all of the candidates in the political arena. The candidates will need to appeal to the majority of the voters which is also the middle class. Doig so could affect policy proposals and their plans for congress.
Work Cited:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/why-the-middle-class-matters-so-much-in-2012/2011/12/08/gIQAVBzXfO_blog.html
In a November Washington Post-ABC News poll, 45 percent of respondents said they trusted President Obama to protect the middle class while 41 percent said they trusted congressional Republicans.
Obama still holds a steady lead when people are asked who “cares” more about the middle class. In an October Post-ABC survey 52 percent said Obama cared more about the middle class while 32 percent said congressional Republicans did.
Those poll numbers explain why Obama centered his Kansas speech — an address that laid out the terms of the economic argument he will make to voters in 2012 — was so focused on protecting and preserving the middle class. How the middle class goes will determine in large part how the 2012 election goes.
Questions:
I. The main question that is addressed is how the middle class will determine a large part of how the 2012 elections go.
II. To gain leverage in the campaign and over the voters, the candidates will need to appeal to the majority of the voters which is also the middle class. Doig so could affect policy proposals and their plans for congress.
III. The new information I learned was about the middle class and how they made up the majority of voters. Usually when I hear about voters, I only hear about different political parties and not economic classes.
IV. The information doesn't affect me and can't be used by me.
V. The author of the article seems to take a positive position. He expresses why the middle class matters so much and emphasizes how they will impact the election.
VI. The information in the article might affect all of the candidates in the political arena. The candidates will need to appeal to the majority of the voters which is also the middle class. Doig so could affect policy proposals and their plans for congress.
Work Cited:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/why-the-middle-class-matters-so-much-in-2012/2011/12/08/gIQAVBzXfO_blog.html
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