I think the label “populist” is being used because of the derogatory baggage that the term has.
The real description of Palin’s appeal is “anti-elitist”.
We’re all getting real sick and tired of the elitists telling us how to live our lives, down to the food we eat, the water we use to flush, and the kind of lightbulbs we can have in our houses.
You can bet your bottom dollar we're going to hear a steady drumbeat for that action. I expect it will rise to fever pitch as the 2012 contest approaches. Very few voters understand it or appreciate its beauty even in the best of times. As Obama and the Dems begin to suck hind teat it's the uproar is going to be deafening. Get ready, I don't think there's any way to avoid it.