Populism
A political style that frames politics as a zero-sum struggle between "the people" and "the elites" and emphasizes single-solution answers.
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Jonathan Chait defines populism as a political style that treats political questions as zero-sum conflict, holding that there is a single, clear, simple solution that benefits 'the people,' and that this solution is being blocked by selfish elites.
Cable television broke the monopoly of the three major networks, the number of channels exploded, and news organizations had to compete far more fiercely for attention, which rewarded provocative, emotional, culture-war-driven content—content that inherently leans toward the populist style.
A Harvard University study shows that when more than 70% of a country's citizens believe the government is corrupt, populist candidates receive on average 12 percentage points more votes.
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Jonathan Chait defines populism as a political style that treats political questions as zero-sum conflict, holding that there is a single, clear, simple solution that benefits 'the people,' and that this solution is being blocked by selfish elites.
50%UnverifiedCable television broke the monopoly of the three major networks, the number of channels exploded, and news organizations had to compete far more fiercely for attention, which rewarded provocative, emotional, culture-war-driven content—content that inherently leans toward the populist style.
50%UnverifiedA Harvard University study shows that when more than 70% of a country's citizens believe the government is corrupt, populist candidates receive on average 12 percentage points more votes.
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