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In reply to the discussion: Biting political analysis of the McCain funeral from Jeet Heer: [View all]PatrickforO
(14,593 posts)You especially make good points about today's meaning of 'populist.' I was going by the more traditional definition: a member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people; a person who holds, or who is concerned with, the views of ordinary people; or 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.
So, in my eyes, you see, the term 'populist' is a good one because our national government really doesn't represent the interests of the ordinary people. It's too corrupt with corporate dollars.
Let us then agree on the term 'reformer.' It is a good one, making me mindful of Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal. Because we darned sure need some reform!