populist

[Rick Kennerly]

:
:The "classic" populist American politician is Robert LaFollette of
:Wisconsin, a Republican Senator who ran for president in 1924 under the
:banner of the Progressive Party. Populist = grass roots, not right wing.
:
:I wouldn't label Clinton or either of the Roosevelts as "populist," but the
:rest of the Google list seems dead on.
:

It would have been more accurate to say Google tagged Clinton with a
"populist message", not necessarily as part of the populist movement.
However, one could argue that both the Roosevelts had presidencies heavily
laced with populist themes, probably the first main streaming of populist
views in national politics, however limited.

rhk