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This happened because, while the Republican Party represents the same old interests, the increase in inequality forced a change in the Democratic Party. The bil

This happened because, while the Republican Party represents the same old interests, the increase in inequality forced a change in the Democratic Party. The bills were being paid by progressive elites, with high salaries and linked to big corporations. Low-wage earners, increasingly losing their jobs to other countries, felt as having lost their influence in the party.

ericd 7y ago
Seems directly tied to the unions’ loss of power.
- pnw_hazor 7y ago
  Unions still have a lot power in the Democratic Party -- in blue states they practically control the state legislatures. However, depending on the union, rank and file members have lost power and representation.