Silly New Wingnut Meme: Democrats Are The "Party Of The Rich"
November 23, 2007 -- 3:31 PM EST // //
The winger bloggers and commentators are starting to push a silly new meme: That Democrats, not Republicans, are the "party of the rich."
The basis for this? A new "study" done by the Heritage Foundation that was written up in this article in The Washington Times. The study is being touted by Drudge, PowerLineBlog, Blogs For Victory, and others.
The key data point backing up the claim is that Dems "now represent the majority of the nation's wealthiest congressional districts." The study arrives at this conclusion this way:
...the study also showed that of the 167 House districts where the median annual income was higher than the national median of $48,201, a slight majority, 84 districts, were represented by Democrats. Median means that half of all income earners make more than that level and half make less.
So 84 of 167 of the wealthier House districts are controlled by Dems. That's a hair over 50% -- supposedly proving that Dems are the new party of the "rich."
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Well, you know, they were always creative
that way.
Sorry, hit the reply button too soon
that way. And, does that mean they're now the defender of the poor?
Sigh...
I had to stop laughing hysterically at that mere thought of putting 'Republican' and 'defending poor' in the same sentence.