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2016 Postmortem

TexasProgresive

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3. There is nothing in the r platform that is populist in general

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 07:45 PM

Dec 2016

In particulars the r platform issues appeal to a narrow group of people, the wealthy.
Now the royal 'Rump espoused populism for another narrow group, white males.

a real populist is • a person who holds, or who is concerned with, the views of ordinary people.

There was a populist party;
• (Populist) a member of the Populist Party, a US political party formed in 1891 that advocated the interests of labor and farmers, free coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government control of monopolies.

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In what way is the Republican Party platform more "populist" than the Democratic Party platform? [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

What the hell does 'populist' mean, anyway?? Nothing. pangaia Dec 2016 #1

It's not. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #2

"Populist" is a kind of exonym. Igel Dec 2016 #7

I agree. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #9

There is nothing in the r platform that is populist in general TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #3

I don't know anyone who votes on platform, they vote for candidates NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

They have corrupted the use of populist Lithos Dec 2016 #5

Oh, lots of reasons Zambero Dec 2016 #6

I have no idea what the (R) platform is. Igel Dec 2016 #8

I guess I should have said "message" instead of "platform." Garrett78 Dec 2016 #10

He fooled peopple into thinking he was for the little guy, thats all that it means. dionysus Dec 2016 #13

Jamelle Bouie said it best: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #14

M$M describing the GOP/Trump as "populist' is doing its part in pushing propaganda. Bill USA Dec 2016 #11

Yep. It is really time we as a party start calling out the money. Courting it isn't working. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #12