You are clearly under the impression that there remains a major political party in the United States that is looking out for the "little guy". Since there are only two to choose from, and you have clearly stated which one you believe is looking out for the interests of corporate America, that leaves the other. I'm sorry, but I used to believe the Dems had the interests of us "little guys" at heart. I no longer believe that. Follow the money. The Dems lead the Repubs by a significant margin in high dollar, special interest and corporate donations. Now why would that be?
The Dems have a very polished
PR machine. They have better access to the major media outlets than the Republicans. I'm not refering to the news in particular, but the entertainment industry as well. Both lean heavily left. Both are used to portray the Democratic Party as something it is not. Something it once was, granted, but it drifted away from its core values long ago. They started the drift before I was born, and have long since completed it.
No, there is no "little guys'" party anymore. We see many opportunities to improve the "little guys'" lot in life that were squandered by the Clinton administration, and some clearly targeted efforts to increase corporate profits over workers' interests. Those who cannot recall these are viewing history through rose colored glasses; they are in denial.
At least on the Republican side, the evils are easily identified. That may help us bring them under control; knowing the enemy is half the battle. It's pure capitalism and greed; more for you means less for me, so I'll do everything I can to line up more for me. Pretty straightforward.
It gets much more complicated on the Democratic side. There is the unabashed greed element as well, but that is rather loathsome and unfashionable in those circles. So it must be disguised; hidden from view and called something else. It has to be presented as "good" for American workers, so as to continue to appeal to one of the Democratic bases (NAFTA comes to mind). Add to that an element wholly missing from the equation on the right, and things really get murky - this pandering intellectual elitism that drives the self proclaimed leaders of the left.
They dearly love to tell the "little guy" what is good for him. They often couch the most distasteful of legislation, policy, rules, or whatnot under the auspices of sacrificing for some greater good. They are very open in their disdain for that "little guy", as they feed him their political "castor oil" that they refuse to administer to themselves. They will never be affected by the sacrices they ask others to make; its good to be king. These used to be causes that actually meant something, that had some merit. Not any more. Like I said earlier, follow the money. Most of their followers either can't or won't, so they are left to believe they are supporting the "greater good". Unfortunately, today, that "greater good" is as often as not lining some fat cats' pockets. Just like the Republicans, only far less honest about it.