That jackass is kidding only himself. Last I saw, the Leftists were almost exclusively funded by billionaire neo-socialists like George Soros, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates.
Yes - a little reported fact is that Democrats have always been far more dependent on the mega-donation than Republicans. While both parties raise it, Republicans have always had a huge advantage in the mid-level donations of $1000 or less.
Who is the party of the elite here?
The fact is, though the media likes to pretend it isn't so, the Republican Party has been the party of Main Street America for a long time now - the small business owner, families with children, etc. The Democrat Party is the party of power - a loose collection of disparate interest groups that come together to feed at the trough and pay off their own narrow interests to stay in power. Teacher unions, AFL-CIO, poverty pimps, university grant-hustlers, etc.