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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Stumbled With Black Voters in 2016. Can He Do Better in 2020? [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)and what so many gloss over, that populists (on both right and left) tend to be economically left (anti-globalism, pro-union, economic nationalism, pro local/small business) BUT culturally conservative and white. Basically, they are what the old Dem party was, before the civil rights era, when the parties realigned, and Dems became a more metro-centric party.
Even when populists hold socially liberal views, they tend to view the world via a small town/heartland (eg. traditionalist white social order) cultural perspective.. ex: states like VT and WA and OR are 'blue' but considerably different 'blue' to diverse metropolitan states like NY and CA (and even TX, which is trending blue)... where Dem voters tend to be economically center-left (and pro trade, because their economies benefit) and culturally cosmopolitan.