Republicans, conservatives and libertarians struggle to persuade voters that they care as much about regular people as Democrats and progressives do. One reason: Republicans tend to defend powerful big businesses when they comes under attack. Another reason: free marketeers will speak in macroeconomic terms in a hopeless effort to overcome the powerful storytelling of the Left.

It seems, then, that there are political advantages to Republicans making a priority of trying to kill corporate welfare and regulations that protect Big Business from competition. Spend enough time loudly and sincerely battling against the special interests that are ripping off taxpayers, consumers, and Mom & Pop, and soon the voters might be open to the notion that you’re on their side.