Populism whether enlightened and or unenlightened is rule by the brain dead.

People are responsible for their own enlightenment.

Tell it!

And it also was the perfect environment for them because the democrats left so many feeling cheated & conned by Obama’s fake progressivism after the 2008 campaign.

"Populism" by definition is created outside mainstream political parties.

Well we know you're not enlightened but that's not the Democratic Party's fault 😎

They didn’t create it. That’s not how populism works. But when elites hoard opportunity and wall themselves off from the consequences of their own bad policies, expect the pitchforks to come out eventually.

more like an "alternative universe" with alternative facts - like 'Trump Won the Election in a Landslide" and no, Dems shouldn't follow R's down this delusory path to hell.

I might agree, but can you explain?

That was their objective to begin with, notwithstanding any or all failures of the Democrats.