Party of the Rich?

Interesting analysis from Thomas Edsall's "Building Red America" s reported in "Human Events"."

"Between 1994 and 2000, 88 congressional seats shifted from Democratic to Republican control, while another 46 flipped from the Republicans to the Democrats. The demographic profile of those new Republican seats may surprise you: Incomes were below the national average in two-thirds and the percentage of those with college degrees was below the national average in three-quarters. Two-thirds of the newly Democratic seats, in contrast, report incomes above the national average.

In the recent midterm elections, this trend continued with a vengeance. In the East, where Democrats picked up the overwhelming majority of their new seats, 57% of voters in households with incomes above $100,000 and 67% of those with post-graduate degrees favored Democratic House candidates. This decisive advantage among the most “privileged” one-quarter of the electorate helps to explain Democratic gains in affluent enclaves outside New York City, Denver, Boston, Philadelphia, Palm Beach and the razor-thin victories experienced by Republicans who represent high-income suburban districts such as Representatives Chris Shays (Conn.) and Jim Gerlach (Pa.)."

So much for Republicans as the party of the rich.