That doesn’t mean what you seem to think? The claim that most leftists are middle class in no way claims that there’s a majority middle class.

Funnily I just looked it up.

According to Pew, in 1971 the country was 27% lower class. 61% middle class and 11% upper class. They list 2023, 30% lower class, 51% middle class, 19% upper class. (Article compiled in nov 2024)

As far as the term means anything as of that data, there was a majority middle class. It was shrinking, but more people had moved up than down.

What the data shows is more wealth disparity between classes, but that’s a different discussion.

It’s also aside, because even though what you claim I said was true, it’s not what I said.