It's nice to have a moderate Republican running. Too bad it's not as a Republican, but still.

“The truth of the matter is, you all, you all know, you all know in your gut what has to be done. We can disagree in the margins but the truth of the matter is it’s all within our wheelhouse and nobody has to be punished. No one’s standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change,” he said.

Everyone, and I mean everyone in that room knows they could be taxed at 50% and it wouldn't affect thier standard of living one tiny bit.

Most Americans think they will, eventually, become wealthy. Its a basic misunderstanding of economics but it's been sold as the American dream and who wants to vote for someone who's going to take that dream from them and/or thier children? We're a nation of idiots and to win you have to know that*. Threatening to "demonize" those who've achieved "The Great American Dream" is a poor strategy, IMO.

*See Trump, Donald for the best example of this.