Do Repubs prefer a country with a huge (80%) middle cl or one with a shrinking middle cl+more wealthy 1s?

You are right. President Obama IS trying to reverse the shrinking of the middle cl. Republicans have taken away the basic dignity of Americans. Americans are begging the lawmakers to return jobs to the United States. President Obama has initiatives to grow jobs but the Republican lawmakers have obstructed progress. Conservatives throughout history have been royalty and Liberals throughout history have been the working cl. Republicans are trying to be royalty. The problem with that is we don't recognize royalty in the United States.