[Travis McGee]

The Marxist shape-shifters attempting yet another rebranding.

[LibLieSlayer]

I have never read a zito article on FR that was not a flaming leftist rant... this is no different. Delusional and falling over on the left side.

LLS

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm a Marxist
I'm a Communist
I'm a Socialist
I'm a Populist
I'm a Progressive
I'm a Liberal
I'm a Democrat
I'm a Progressive
I'm a Populist

[counterpunch]

Do these Democrats actually believe they can fool enough voters this time around to survive?

[Tribune7]

And 0 just had a nice meeting with Jeb and Bush 41. That can’t make anybody happy.

[Constitutional Patriot]

I think the auther is missing the point. The democrats did deliver, but Americans generally don’t like it.

[I still care]

That is pure evil.

First they called themselves liberal. After a wonderful Carter bout, and good teaching from Reagan, the masses eventually figured liberal was something not wanted. So most of them dropped that term.

Then they used progressive. Now people have figured out progressive means “liberal”. Ok, we’ll change our name again.

So now they are going to be “populist”. Not change what they do, just a deception.

Satan would be proud.

[KarlInOhio]

Even Stalin was smart enough to switch his message from socialism to defense of the motherland.

[KansasGirl]

Too late for Obama and his progessive friends. We know who they are and what they stand for.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

“Corporate GREED”= profits to a “Progressive/Populist”.

It all boils down to a much more sinister ideology, the likes of which slaughtered a royal family out of rhetorical hatred. (The Romanov's) Mao also used the “Populist” mantra to gather his Red Guard together. Millions of people died as a result of the blind hate they created.

Now I understand why the Democrats think the term is so “cool”.

[DGHoodini]

DemoLiberals are “populists” in the same way that drug dealers, pimps, and union bosses, are “populists”.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

“Corporate GREED”= profits to a “Progressive/Populist”.

It all boils down to a much more sinister ideology, the likes of which slaughtered a royal family out of rhetorical hatred. (The Romanov's) Mao also used the “Populist” mantra to gather his Red Guard together. Millions of people died as a result of the blind hate they created.

Now I understand why the Democrats think the term is so “cool”.

[ozark hilljilly]

Huey Long was a populist.
That alone soured me on the phrase for good.

[FrankR]

“I essentially believe that ‘progressive’ is the wrong “P” to be describing yourself as this cycle,” said a Democratic strategist working on congressional campaigns across the country. “ ‘Populist’ is the way to go.”

A turd by any other name.....

[pepsi_junkie]

They couldnt call themselves liberals anymore because everyone knew what that was and didn't like it, so rather than change their policies, they decided to change what they call themselves, dusted off the 'ol "Progressive" label. It took just a few years for everyone to figure out that just means "liberal", so they can't use that anymore. Now they want to change again, call themselves "populist" but it's the same 'ol stuff. After 2010 when they lose big, they'll have to come up with another fake label.

The Democrats are a fundamentally dishonest party that has to lie to get elected because if they said what they really stand for, they'd never win and they know it.

[FatherofFive]

“I essentially believe that ‘progressive’ is the wrong “P” to be describing yourself as this cycle,” said a Democratic strategist working on congressional campaigns across the country. “ ‘Populist’ is the way to go.”

Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
We won't get fooled again!

The new theme song of Independents may be sung at the SuperBowl!

[screaminsunshine]

Take your money and give away to someone else after keeping half. I would call that....Rationing. They are Rationists. Social Engineers and we are the Laboratory Rats for their insane experiments.

[ChrisInAR]

Fair or not, voters have distaste and distrust this year for any candidate running under the “progressive” banner that was so wildly popular just last year.

Does anyone ahree w/ me that Gkenn Beck's discussion about progressives & their history in the US might have anything to do w/ it?

[23 Everest]

I disagree. We need the “C” word. “CONSERVATIVE” voted into office.

[sportutegrl]

Candidates, he said, should appear as an outsider who will fight for Main Street, not Wall Street.

Playing 'Populist' only works when you are an outsider, underdog, against the entrenched majority. The Dems are very clearly the party in charge. And, after the bank bailouts, stimulus, cap and tax, and health care, done over the screaming protests of 'the people', they can't play populist now.