What is the squeezed middle?


Sometimes it's not what you said, it's how you said it... I would have said - profits being generated that won't be reinvested or spent in this country (or sometimes even taxed here!). Subtle, but important distinction.
I think the problem is that the some politicians and their allies in the media (prefix with liberal as preferred) think that they can use the racist, xenophobic, misogynist labels as an alternative to debate. It worked for them at a certain level, demonising and belittling candidates and parties whose opinions they didn't like. But then a critical mass is reached and you get Trump, UKIP, Brexit, Le Pen, Germany's AfD ... and the genie is out of the bottle. And large swathes of the electorate respond by writing off the media. And the conventional politicians have forgotten how to make arguments that actually appeal to ordinary voters - and either cannot comprehend, or aren't allowed to by the media, understand that someone can be concerned about immigration without being a racist.
 
It worked for them at a certain level, demonising and belittling candidates and parties whose opinions they didn't like.

Yes, and they labelled Trump misogynist, but say nothing of Washington's close ties to Saudi Arabia. They label him anti-muslim, but say nothing of Obamas failure to close Guantanamo. They label him dangerous and de-stabilising, but say nothing of US foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria etc
 
If you Watch the Ross Perot vs AL Gore NAFTA debate in full in 1993 . The 2012 Ross Perot economy discussion,You can see where Trump picked up the votes from,