(2007-07-17) Democratic Populism

A New Populism Spurs Democrats on the Economy. Democratic Party, Presidential Candidates 2008, anti-GlobalizatIon. Populism is hardly new in the Democratic Party. Al Gore vowed to fight for “the people versus the powerful” in his presidential campaign seven years ago, and Republicans have long accused the Democrats of practicing “ClassWarfare.” But the latest populist resurgence is deeply rooted in a view that current economic conditions are difficult and deteriorating for many people, analysts say, and it is now framing debates over tax policy, education, trade, energy and health care.