The former have supported bailouts, corporate welfare, and protectionistlegislation like SOPA. The Tea Party was organized in opposition to those things.
The sad reality is that union leaders in the United States want Senators Obama or Clinton to win the presidency because they expect a payoff via protectionistlegislation.
To make matters worse, investors had to contend with a Congress that threatened a combination of harsh protectionistlegislation against Japan with new tax laws that would make efficiency-enhancing LBOs more difficult to complete.