Being rich. In the party of the rich, you would think it wouldn't be a problem, but it is.
At least, it's a problem if you're actually running for office. Jeb Bush has a Mitt Romney problem, though maybe it's not the one you think.
Well, okay, maybe he does have that problem. It's not a big jump, after all, from suggesting that maybe we ought to repeal the minimum wage to Mitt's infamous 47 percent comments. Both Jeb and Mitt seem like they're totally out of touch with average Americans who are struggling to make ends meet.
But being an out-of-touch rich guy is a problem for the out-of-touch rich guys who constitute the GOP's donor base. Remember, a lot of them were looking for alternatives to Mitt Romney in 2012, and to John McCain in 2008. And was there ever a more out-of-touch rich guy than Steve Forbes in 1996? Forbes never even got off the ground. The GOP donor base doesn't want the President to be an out-of-touch rich guy like themselves... they just want the President to make policies for the benefit of out-of-touch rich guys like themselves. But these two things don't necessarily go hand-in-hand. I'll explain why below the fold.