JOEL KOTKIN: America’s Bourgeoning Class War Could Spell Opportunity For GOP. “Many blue-collar and middle-class Americans are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the future and their children’s chances for achieving their level of well-being. Middle-age college graduates, who supported Obama previously, increasingly have shifted from the administration. Even the young seem to have lost their once fervent enthusiasm. After all, they are seeing their prospects dim dramatically. Overall disapproval of President Obama’s economic policies now stands at 57% and will likely grow due to the latest job numbers. And while the middle and working classes have seen their prospects worsen, the very rich have enjoyed a huge boom.”

They told me if I voted for John McCain, the rich would get richer while the middle and working-classes suffered. And they were right!