Republicans created a malignant populism because the Democrats refused to create an enlightened one.
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I dunno, there's was the Bernie-led populism in 2016, didn't win. Populism can be dangerous. Please cite a modern "enlightened populist movement" that led to good results for Americans. FDR?
I'll take a party that gets things done. Center and Left together is the recipe.
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Except they're not "together", in any sense other than the center thinking it can saddle and ride the left's energy and youth into power while benignly neglecting what the left wants.
Free ride is about to end. Plan accordingly.
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I doubt it. "Enlightened" populists on the Left who want to drive progress may realize it's time to work with Centrists to get part of the policy there're looking for. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
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I don't see benign neglect. I see an evolution as opposed to a revolution on social issues. Like Transgender rights and Gary marriage under Obama. Sorry, but the country will not always move at your enlightened pace.
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