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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Are you suggesting the Wild Rose is populist?
Wow. I've heard some good ones, but that kind of takes the cake. If only William Jennings Bryan could see what has become of his movement.  |
The Alberta Dividend, direct democracy initiatives, and a general belief that people at the grassroots level are better suited to manage local affairs than a cadre of government elites would lend credence that there are populist elements among the Party, certainly more than any of the other alternatives. If it doesn't have populist elements, how would you characterize the Party? Do you think the forces that enabled the Reform Party to form simply vanished in the intervening years?