The mob was always invested in government, and always will be. The regulations and trade policies in Washington have a profound effect on how the mob does business. If I have to bring it up a thousand times, look at the Genovese family, their current status, and their rackets after the housing bubble burst. Since Bobby Kennedy, the mob began to move away from union racketeering and move toward Wall Street. In political red or blue terms, that is essentially a shift from Democrat to Republican. Sure there are exceptions, but since the '70s the mafia has benefited far more from GOP politicians than Democrats.