The ones in power today are 'central planning' types. They do, in fact, believe in centralized government. States rights are anethema to them.
The ones running (both the Democrats and the Republicrats) are with one exception Central Planners All (like the USSR.)
So, is he just pissed that he’s not one of the good-ol’ boys, then? ‘Cause his planning is a little more centralized then the others would have?