Asked about the Reagan Coalition says the middle class doesn’t feel part of this and then recites core Republican themes — Second Amendment, pro-life values, marriage, spending restraint, etc. Says need to make “just as sure we’re helping people like single moms working two jobs.” McCain says GOP abandoned principles — spending, environmnetalism ( those Independents vote in Michigan!), etc. The debate has a staid quality without many follow ups or challenges so there is not much excitement.
