anyone vying for the single-woman-with-cat vote?

1. What does one smoke to up with these convoluted demographics:

So-called Wal-Mart women, who shop at the store at least once a week, earn less than $60,000 a year, have less than a college education, and hold a poor impression of Mr. Bush; they tend to call themselves independents and say their economic situation is fair or poor, listing the economy as their prime election issue.

2. Doesn't an income of $60k put you squarely in the middle class? I realize that's just the upper boundary, but that just goes to show how meaningless that category is. Barring odd circumstances-- which, I'll admit, afflict lots of people-- you should not be saying your economic situation is fair or poor if you are making $60,000 a year, have mastered the fine art of family planning, and have a reasonable grasp of personal finance. Unless, of course, you don't have health care.