Could the GOP's general problem be that the ave. American is getting poorer?

[sg0508]

Yes, we can examine the "trees" as oppose to looking at the "forest", but perhaps this is the biggest reason why the GOP is struggling at the presidential level and specifically, in purple-like states they used to do well in?

You look at the American financial trend since 2000 and it just seems that with wages/salaries stagnating, more jobs going offshore and minorities growing in population that this is the reason for the overall GOP problem. 

From a pure financial standpoint, the GOP appears to be the "top 5%/rich" party.  Well, there are far fewer rich people in America than there are in the "working poor" and with the cost of living rising and wages not keeping up, people are getting pinched.  While at the end of the day, the gov't really can't do very much in a global economy where the country keeps losing steam and a competitive advantage, (which is part of the reason wages fall...supply labor > demand), at least the Democrats come across as "caring" (even if they don't).  Meanwhile, how many Mitt Romney's with the smug Exec. smile have come from the Republicans recently across the board?

As Americans continue to get poorer, one has to believe that the GOP's problems are only going to grow, not shrink because we know, average income to low income earners tend to vote democratic.

Opinions?

[sg0508]

You also have a ton of children in this country now being born into broken families at best who are very, very poor.  You have to ask yourself what the Republican party really offers them.

[sg0508]

The irony is, white collar, smart professionals are typically republicans, but socially more progressive people are typically democrats.

Thus, most people fit somewhere in the libertarian wing.  That being said, as the GOP has been cast (and perhaps it is) as the Top 1% party, there are far more poor people in America who have no prayer to do anything or make it big.  Thus, they support the "Welfare Party" or the Democrats and why not? People usually vote their interests of what is portrayed.