The GOP's new populism clearly does not exist.

[Dawson Leery]

Every Rethug (They are are scumbags) voted to deny badly needed money to millions out of work.
Bastards, all of them.

[DanieRains]

1. Traitors

As I put it.

[TwilightZone]

2. There are many forms of populism.

The Trump version was never "for the people" from any tangible or measurable perspective. It wasn't about addressing their financial or societal needs, his rhetoric notwithstanding. It was all about making them believe that they're better than everyone else. They're "patriots" or "true Americans", blah, blah.

[andym]

3. Their populism is based on culture wars

which they are quite focused on.

[TwilightZone]

6. Yes.

It's not economic populism. It's making them feel superior to everyone else -- the real Americans, the real patriots, the real government, blah, blah. Everyone else is the enemy.

[andym]

8. Yes, that's right

and also trying to paint Democrats as breaking cultural "norms."

[DBoon]

7. White identity politics

[Wounded Bear]

4. The trick is to remind them come election season...

[abqtommy]

5. The "new populism" of the reTHUGS is the same as the old fascism that most of us

already despised.