The Elitist

Rachel Maddow points out on MSNBC that John McCain, like in the first debate, did not mention the phrase "middle class" even once in the whole debate. This is really bizarre. His campaign has to know that he needs middle class voters to win the election. He's not going to lose any base voters by using the phrase. Rich Republicans who think the phrase smells of class warfare could surely excuse him for using it. Is McCain himself unable or unwilling to utter those two words?