Condescending?

Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote up an interesting piece about whether Democrats condescend the working-class during election time. I would have to agree that I have never seen many, if any instances from major political figures. Sure, you may see it among a few pundits or some comedians, but actual political figures? Few and far between. Here is Coates' money quote:

"Still, whenever I hear these charges of liberal condescension they're almost always accompanied by what I would very generously call a sprinkling of examples. Clive only gives us a routine by comedian Bill Maher. For this to stick, I'd need to hear about Walter Mondale's condescension to working class voters, or Jimmy Carter's. It's true I hear a lot of Republicans invoking that charge, but I rarely hear actual examples. Interestingly enough, Clive doesn't believe that Obama fits the bill--and yet that's exactly how Karl Rove chose to paint Obama in his silly "country club" remarks."