If you want to see a MAJOR change in how politics work in the USA today, look at the discussion about taxes. Have you noticed that the GOP has pretty much stopped focusing on tax cuts? Trump was the last person to talk about tax cuts, but even when he was doing it, the party itself was not really pushing the idea very hard.

Why is that?

Because "the rich" are edging more toward the Democrat Party, and the GOP is becoming the party of the middle and lower classes. Therefore, tax cuts are not a priority when the rich people who would most benefit aren't voting for you already!

This is a big change in our political culture.

Tim adds:

Of course tax cuts have always triggered prosperity in the country, which is undeniable. The SHOULD talk about them even if they have no further political use for the 1% class. We all benefit from tax cuts if only indirectly. The GOP should continue to stand for that, as well as fiscal responsibility. And they should explain why they need less in terms of taxes when we are in an inflationary period, how that reduces the government's power over everyone's wealth and forces government to reduce it's power. But sadly the leaders of the GOP don't want tax cuts either at this point. They are fellow travellers with the Democrats, I fear.

It does indeed show the GOP is now the party of the little guy and the Democrats of the rich and powerful as well as the revolutionaries (amazing how that works; communists supposedly have little in common with big capitalists, but history shows the monied classes have often supported the radicals.)

I really don't know how the Democrats have fared so well since rejecting their base. But habits die hard, I guess.