Republicans have lost touch with the middle class

When Clinton was swept into office, the campaign was summarized, “It’s the economy, stupid.” The 2012 election might well be summarized, “It’s the demographics, stupid.”

With a $2 billion war chest, the Republican Party and allies threw everything at President Obama, but he emerged with an historic landslide – something that those who took refuge in the Faux News bubble didn’t see coming.

Republican conservative David Frum said that during the last six presidential elections, Republicans only won once with a majority of voters. In the previous six presidential elections they won five. In...