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In reply to the discussion: Looks to me like Hillary Clinton's campaign is shaping up to [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)I now have a better idea of what the term "populism" actually means, plus I'm also reminded not to get my hopes up about the voting populace wisening up and making the GOP irrelevant anytime soon. Not many people know or care about the "sausage-making" process in D.C., or the impact of different policies if they aren't immediately affected. We still have people who think that a president can get things done willy-nilly without Congress, and the really messed up part is that whenever a president tries to point out the flaw in this type of mindset (such as when Jimmy Carter said that he is "only one man" , they're seen as ineffective or weak. When it comes to firing people up in politics, it almost seems to be more about image and bold rhetoric than substance, like what Bruce Miroff was getting at in his piece The Presidential Spectacle.