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The conservative populist Pat Buchanan was an early darling of the Russian right.
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Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2016, Trump could indeed have been categorized as a populist, but this is no longer the case.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
But today we are confronted with an alliance between those whom political scientists might call plutocrats and those who are increasingly labeled populists.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
But the most revealing gap here is between MAGA populists and plutocrats — the GOP’s Bannon and Musk wings.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2016, Trump could indeed have been categorized as a populist, but this is no longer the case.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
But today we are confronted with an alliance between those whom political scientists might call plutocrats and those who are increasingly labeled populists.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
But the most revealing gap here is between MAGA populists and plutocrats — the GOP’s Bannon and Musk wings.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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