2016 Postmortem

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts) Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:27 PM Apr 2016

Bernie Sanders is the most populist candidate since FDR.

Bernie Sanders at the Wisconsin Democratic Party fundraiser last night:

I am enormously proud … that we have revolutionized campaign financing in the United States of America...I believe that is the future of the Democratic party. I believe that we have got to tell Wall Street, and the drug companies and the fossil fuel industry and all of the big money interests, 'Sorry, we are not on your side, we don't want your money.'

Video of the event, starting with other speakers:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?407537-1/wisconsin-democratic-party-founders-day-gala&live

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Bernie Sanders is the most populist candidate since FDR. (Original Post) Eric J in MN Apr 2016 OP

Bernie is a populist. LBJ probably was, too. I am not so sure about FDR, even though merrily Apr 2016 #1

I was thinking of FDR's 1936 speech in Madison Square Garden Eric J in MN Apr 2016 #3

That doesn't change my prior response. merrily Apr 2016 #6

Populist is a highly subjective term. George II Apr 2016 #2

K&R quantumjunkie Apr 2016 #4

Huey Long was a Populist Stallion Apr 2016 #5

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Bernie is a populist. LBJ probably was, too. I am not so sure about FDR, even though

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:28 PM

Apr 2016

FDR obviously created the label "New Deal Democrat."

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

3. I was thinking of FDR's 1936 speech in Madison Square Garden

Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:34 PM

Apr 2016

"The old enemies of peace: business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering....They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."