That's one reason you see Dems placing such a heavy emphasis
on economic populism and inequality right now — to gin up minorities and low income women, who could be critical to Dem chances in red states.
Obama's efforts to walk a fine line
on economic populism highlight the balancing act that Clinton will face.
Not exact matches
He has called the top of right - wing
populism... rang the bell
on the Canadian housing market... torn apart bad
economic forecasting... heralded a coming downturn... and more.
As a professor at Fordham Law School, the author of important books
on political and
economic policy, a key figure in Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, and a visionary organizer
on behalf of banking and business reforms, she understands that the Democratic Party must move toward progressive
populism in order to become more than a tepid alternative to Republican extremism.
In an election year defined by angry
populism, Clinton made an optimistic
economic pitch in Detroit
on Friday, presenting a wide - ranging plan for job growth that would provide incentives for corporations that invest in employees and strip tax benefits from companies that move jobs overseas.
But it's that mix of social conservatism with
economic populism that doesn't get much a hearing as it should, based
on Americans» political views.