60 years ago the Wealthy White Heterosexual Male Only agenda lost their war on civil rights. And because they knew they were no longer able to keep total power, that agenda retreated into the Republican party, abandoning the Democratic party as they lost their seats.
Today the Democratic party is closer to representing the entire country than any political power has before in known human history.
It was called the
Southern Strategy.
The world of Americna politics changed in the 70's and the White Wealthy Heterosexual Male Only agenda that is the Republican party has been trolling the Democrats ever since.