THE MIDDLE CLASS IS PROGRESSIVE!!!

(h/t Matt at Think Progress)

The Drum Major Institute just released a poll of middle-class Americans (full results here) and guess what? MOST OF THEM LIKE PROGRESSIVE IDEAS!!!

Here are just a few that they liked:

Majorities of middle-class support progressive policies

National health insurance plan available to all Americans at an
affordable cost
Excellent/good idea 75%

Require employers to provide paid family and medical leave
Excellent/good idea 71%

Allow individuals who entered the U.S. illegally as children to apply
for legal residency if they go to college or serve in the military and
have no criminal record
Excellent/good idea 61%

Allow bankruptcy judges to change mortgage payments to prevent
foreclosure
Excellent/good idea 62%


Tax the income made by hedge fund managers at the same rate as
others
Would have wanted representative to vote for 68%
Do not know how representative actually voted 69%

Expand SCHIP to cover more children from low- and middle-income
families
Would have wanted representative to vote for 78%
Do not know how representative actually voted 48%

Here's the sampling information:

The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy’s first annual Survey of the Middle Class and Public Policy (Survey) was conducted by Global Strategy Group (GSG). Between June 26 and July 2, 2008, GSG surveyed 800 adults nationwide who self-identify as middle class, including individuals who consider themselves upper- or lower-middle class. The margin of error for the Survey at 95% confidence level is +/-3.4% on the overall sample. The margin of error on sub-samples is greater.