Obama ad criticizes McCain for not using the phrase "middle class" in debate.

[Eric J in MN]

I don't like this ad.

Obama and then McCain both spoke about "Main Street" at the start of the debate. That is a way of referring to some of the middle class.

If Obama doesn't use the phrase "middle class" during a particular appearance, that wouldn't mean that he doesn't care.

[buff2]

1. Why don't they ever talk about the POOR?

It's always the "middle class",but what about those that have NOTHING and are homeless? I don't get it.

[DeepBlueC]

5. honestly, it's because they are addressing voters

[TwilightGardener]

8. How'd that work out for the Edwards campaign? Homeless people can't vote, and

they don't donate either.

[DeepBlueC]

2. the sentiments are bang on

I have no problem with the ad.

[DJ13]

3. The ad dovetails with Obama's stump speech today

Its a good point to make.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Everybody considers themselves middle class--even the well-off and the poor

(that's where "upper" and "lower" come in)--when Obama uses that term, it speaks to just about everybody.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

6. Yeah, but Obama continually spoke to the concerns of the middle class.

The point is that McCorporateTaxCutter wasn't speaking to their concerns as much as Obama was, which is a fact. This is winning message.

[itsrobert]

7. Obama's main street is in Detroit, Cleveland, Little Rock, Pittsburgh, etc

McCain's main street is in Disneyland.