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Sonnenfeld said the hostility owes to populists on both ends of the political spectrum who villainize corporate America.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The brainchild of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy has piqued the interest of Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), along with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), three Democratic populists on Capitol Hill who favor an economics-first approach to politics.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
But the party remains deeply divided on many issues, for example between fiscal hawks who oppose expanding the budget deficit and populists whose top priority is slashing taxes at any cost.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
The legislative vote comes a week after the first round of a presidential race that saw a controversial far-right populist who was polling in single digits win the most votes.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The brainchild of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy has piqued the interest of Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), along with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), three Democratic populists on Capitol Hill who favor an economics-first approach to politics.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
But the party remains deeply divided on many issues, for example between fiscal hawks who oppose expanding the budget deficit and populists whose top priority is slashing taxes at any cost.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
The legislative vote comes a week after the first round of a presidential race that saw a controversial far-right populist who was polling in single digits win the most votes.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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