- Most notably, the political power of unions and labor in general have been substantially weakened. Union membership is at an all-time low, for example. Due to this, the Democrats have largely lost the white working class: this demographic doesn't really fit into the Democratic coalition anymore, and their interests are in some ways at odds with other groups within the Democratic coalition. This I think is the main reason for the victories of Trump and Johnson.
I don't actually know the intricacies of American politics but this I somehow know coz of memes. That people are actually offended by "It's OK to be white" just shows how much this group has been demonized. It seems some people just voted for Trump just because they felt the Democrats only cater to minorities. [/list]