Who and what is the middle class?

Michael Medved: 

As the presidential contest heats up, President Obama and his Democratic allies will only intensify their attack on Mitt Romney’s Republicans for waging “war on the middle class.”
The best GOP response to this charge is to insist that liberals have been assaulting middle-class values for years—and it’s those values, not government giveaways, that built prosperity for the Great American Middle.

The outcome of this argument (and, very likely, of the election itself) will depend on how the public defines “middle class.” The left insists that you qualify for that status based on the money you earn: if you bring home too little—or too much—you’ve entered some other segment of the population.

But if Republicans can make the case that membership in the middle class is based more on worldview and values rather than pay stubs, they can claim the coveted title “middle-class defenders” and even make the case that it’s Obama, not Romney, who’s most out of touch with the American mainstream.

Middle class is an attitude, a value system, not an income. That why the Obama ad with Vogue editor Anna Wintour is such an obvious "own goal" for their campaign.   41% of people below the poverty line define themselves as middle class, as do 33% with incomes over $150,000.  The Middle Class largely shares  opinions on God and country, marriage and sexuality, the role of public and private charity, and a reverence for the Constitution that differs from the Liberal Left. The Tea party is the Middle Class in political action and the Obama program of all-encompassing government has helped the Middle Class realize that its values were being destroyed. 

Governor Scott Walker is the Middle Class in government.  Congratulations to him and the Middle Class.  It's a harbinger for the election this November.