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One of the main exhibits of those who say America is free of class war is the behaviour of the white working class, which voted—against its economic interest, you might think—both for Ronald Reagan and against Mr Obama in last year’s mid-terms. But Mr Bartels finds the poorest parts of this group solidly Democratic. And even if the rest of the white working class is in the Republican column for now, it may not stay there for long. These particular voters, says Henry Olsen of the American Enterprise Institute, “fear the consequences of an untrammelled market and wonder, as they have since the Great Depression, if conservatives really have their best interests at heart.” To put it simply, Mr Olsen concludes, “working-class voters believe in capitalism, but they also believe in the importance of a social safety net.”
Mr Obama is careful not to use the “c” word himself. It is his foes who accuse him of being a socialist. His own message is that Americans are all in the same boat but that the rich can row a bit harder. You do not have to be a member of the moribund Socialist Labour Party of America to see the political appeal of that.

A. 어휘
exhibits 公示(공시), 진열, 증거물(서류). mid-terms 중간선거.
solidly 확고하게. column 列(열), 편.
in the Republican column 공화당 쪽 줄에 있는.
Enterprise Institute 기업연구소. untrammelled 束縛(속박)받지 않는, 자유로운.
the Great Depression 1930년대의 세계 경제 대공황.
conservatives 보수주의자, 보수당원. To put it simply 간단히 말하자면.
social safety net 사회안전망. foes 적대자. accuse 비난하다.
row 노를 젓다. moribund 다 죽어가는.