Obviously to be middle class it means you have to be in the top half of family income. It makes perfect sense if you think about it, doesn't it? Or are you part of the 47%?
Stuart Stevens:
On Nov. 6, Romney carried the majority of every economic group except those with less than $50,000 a year in household income. That means he carried the majority of middle-class voters.
Census Bureau:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, real median household income fell for the second year in a row in 2011 - two years after the official end of the Great Recession - to $50,054.
Exit Polls:
Income All Voters Obama Romney
Under $50k 41% 60% 38%
$50k-$100k 31% 46% 52%
Over $100k 28% 44% 54%
Under $50k 41% 60% 38%
Over $50k 59% 45% 53%
Under $100k 72% 54% 44%
Over $100k 28% 44% 54%
In other words, even if you raise the bar to $100,000, twice the median family income, Obama still won among voters making $100,000 per year or less, not Romney. Maybe next time Stuart can redefine middle class as twice the median family income and up? Then they could win it!