I sometimes use the term “libertarian populist” to describe myself so I was cheered to stumble on this older poll from Rasmussen:
10:35 am on November 24, 200955% OF AMERICANS ARE POPULIST, 7% SUPPORT THE POLITICAL CLASS
There has been a lot of talk recently about populist outrage at the corporate and political shenanigans surrounding the financial bailout. As a result, Rasmussen Reports created a tool to measure the differing views of the Political Class and Mainstream America.
The mainstream, or populist, view sees big government and big business as political allies rather than political opponents.
The Political Class Index is based on three questions. All three clearly address populist tendencies and perspectives, all three have strong public support, and, for all three questions, the populist perspective is generally shared by Democrats, Republicans and those not affiliated with either of the major parties. We have asked the questions before, and the results change little whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge of the government.
