Have the Democrats become the party of the rich?

[Mr. Morden]

Yes, and they have been since the days of Clinton.  There may be some areas where the rich vote Republican, but the richest states seem to be the most strongly D.

Fantastic logic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income#States_ranked_by_per_capita_income

Notice a pattern?

This has already been addressed earlier in this thread.  Again, read "Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State", or watch this ~6 minute explanation of the thesis by Andrew Gelman:

http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/1876?in=04:19&out=10:27

The poorer states vote more Republican than the richer states, but it's the richer people in those poorer states who are voting Republican.  Again, look at this graph:

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Yes, and they have been since the days of Clinton.  There may be some areas where the rich vote Republican, but the richest states seem to be the most strongly D.

Fantastic logic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income#States_ranked_by_per_capita_income

Notice a pattern?

This has already been addressed earlier in this thread.  Again, read "Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State", or watch this ~6 minute explanation of the thesis by Andrew Gelman:

http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/1876?in=04:19&out=10:27

The poorer states vote more Republican than the richer states, but it's the richer people in those poorer states who are voting Republican.  Again, look at this graph:

It would be more accurate to put it this way: red state, blue state, poor state, rich state.  Red county, blue county, rich county, poor county.