The reason the Democrats lost was because they have become far more ‘right-wing’ than Republicans. They are intent on perpetuating the existing power structure. Trump is seen as a move to destabilize the existing system and return more power to the people. The choice this election cycle was between a Republican opposition party promising change, or a far-right Democratic Party promising status quo. The Democratic Party gave up representing the working class people long ago. People are putting their hope on Trump to oppose the class warfare Democrats have been waging for the last 20+ years.