The Dems were and I guess always will be the party of slavery.
Well of course slaves were dependent upon their owners. Anything they would get from health care to their energy usage was controlled. distributed and administrated by their owners.
This has been the history of the democrat party. They have continually sought what they view as a right. The right of their political party to own the rights of others and determine how much heathcare, energy usage, property, wages, etc.... that they get.
From the days of the Confederate democrats to the current Progressive democrats that real underlying ideology of power still exists.