Nicole Lapin
Which Politicians Are in the 1% Anyway??

1. Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, and Buddy Roemer are not in the 1%.

2. Mitt Romney, John Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain are in the 1%. 

3. It’s about $700,000 annual household income to make it in the top 1% of america.  

4. In 2006, President Obama was not in the top 1% — but he is now.

5.  66% of people in a recent poll believe that the rich-poor divide should be narrowed.  


Discussing which political candidates are in the “1%” on CNN’s “Newsroom.”