The Mirage of “Middle Class” In June, Democratic advisers began circulating the usual warning: The party needed to change its message. As the Washington Post explained, focus group testing had shown that the slogan of “‘economic fairness’ was a loser.” Instead, Democrats should talk about “growing the middle class.” Soon, leaders like... #press https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/middle-class-david-roediger-democratic-messaging-clinton-obama-cold-war-liberalism/?utm_source=press.coop