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[–] SCB 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ask a progressive how they feel about Jefferson.

Ask a progressive how they feel about Sanders.

My point becomes clear very quickly.

As for a populist, I am using the dictionary definition.

a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.

This is core to the American zeitgeist and why populists do so well here. Obama coded as a populist in 2008, which is what made his campaign so successful, ultimately, but all of his policy messaging was non-populist. People just heard what they wanted to hear. That's what makes him so unique in American politics