Reply #4: I think "working class" and "middle class" have been morphed into one.

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And most working people, I suppose, think of themselves as middle class, whether they are or not. I think he believes he's embracing all working people.

I would prefer he talked about the poor, too. But I guess that's a political non-starter, and would paint him as just another liberal or another Jesse Jackson. Can't do that and win the presidency these days.

I loved John Edwards because he talked incessantly about the poor. But I do believe Barack has fought and will continue to fight for the poor.