[BarbaricGrandeur]

Among neoconservatives, there has been no effort to cultivate a grassroots following, no appeal to any perceived underclass, no attacks on either a real or fictitious elite.

You can't be serious. FR advertises itself as 'grassroots.' And if you've never heard the neocons bitching about the liberal elite you're a liar. BTW Huey Long, in addition to being a populist, was a very perceptive man, he once said “fascism could only be accepted here in America if it was called anti-fascism.” There is a lesson in there for the “anti-socialists.”

[Rembrandt_fan]

When referring to elites, I meant economic elites. 'Liberal elites' and 'media elites' and so on aren't usually the elites that populists--historically--have referred to.

You wrote, "FR advertises itself as 'grassroots.'"

So? FR advertises itself as grassroots because it isn't a neoconservative site. FR is a big tent. There are all kinds of conservatives here aside from those (such as myself) who identify themselves as mainstream conservative Republicans: a great many libertarians, several Ayn Rand aficionados, a whole truckload of staunch states' rights advocates, and even a few fringe Pat Buchanan fans who style themselves paleoconservatives. What's your point?

Noticed you've finally resorted to name-calling, although it's hard to take insults personally or seriously when they come from someone with a moniker like 'BarbaricGrandeur'. (snicker, chuckle)