The Myth of Democrats as “The Working Class Party”
It’s trendy to imagine Democrats as champions of the little guy. Yet historically, the party has had deep ties to the powerful:
The “Solid South” leaned on railroad magnates and cotton kings.
Tammany Hall ran on patronage and big corporate donations.
In recent years, Big Tech, Wall Street, and Big Pharma have overwhelmingly favored Democrats in political contributions.
FDR’s New Deal didn’t dismantle monopolies; it often protected them, erecting regulatory walls that smaller businesses couldn’t scale. Influence was — and still is — often redistributed upward. The only thing Democrats have ever consistently redistributed is influence — from voters to big donors.
