The Democrats only were the party of the little guy and as much as they could control the little guy particularly through powerful unions. Which were just a different form of big government for the little guy in his workplace.

Also, the reason why the communist/socialist so easily fit into the Democrat party is because they’re so similar in terms of wanting to control the little guy.

Are there any of the big political bosses from the 1800s and early 1900s that were Republican? I’m asking, because I don’t know. But there were sure an awful lot of powerful Democrats that operated their cities like their own personal kingdom.