[nhwingut]

especially when Democrats have made huge gains appealing directly to middle-class voters

This is simply not true. Look at the exit polls of 2012. Romney won those making 50-100k by 8 points.

[nascarnation]

You are correct.
It’s the entitlement army that is in control.
Growing larger every day.

[kearnyirish2]

“Look at the exit polls of 2012. Romney won those making 50-100k by 8 points.”

That should have been much higher than that; he was running against a communist exposed as such by his first term. The fact is that when Americans are able to get into that income range, forces are scrambling furiously behind the scenes to either send the work overseas or bring foreigners here to do it for less. I don’t know what that demographic thought Obama would do about it, but they clearly didn’t think Romney had any answers.

At this point it seems much of the middle class is supporting the communist because they fear they’re going to end up making $8 an hour in the near future as well (needing food stamps and such), regardless of their current income. These job losses are leaving scars that won’t soon heal, and it is showing in elections.