GOP Candidates Try to Woo Middle Class

New York Times: “The last three men to win the Republican nomination have been the prosperous son of a president (George W. Bush), a senator who could not recall how many homes his family owned (John McCain of Arizona; it was seven) and a private equity executive worth an estimated $200 million (Mitt Romney).”

“The candidates hoping to be the party’s nominee in 2016 are trying to create a very different set of associations… Their ability to do so — less bluntly, more sincerely — could prove decisive in an election year when power, privilege and family connections will loom large for both parties.”