Word: populists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though Buchanan was written off early in the campaign as an extremist, his populist campaign strategy coupled with his fiery oratory propelled him to victory and sent opponents scrambling for answers...
...balloting, making Haiti effectively a one-party state. Only 28% of the populace bothered to vote in the December presidential election because most Haitians reject the constitutional restrictions that bar Aristide from serving successive terms. Bound by a promise extracted by Clinton, Aristide grudgingly stepped down, but the charismatic populist shows every intention of running again in 2000 and will hover powerfully over the political scene, a force so dominant it scarcely matters whether he holds office...
...most gifted legislative problem solver of his generation, only to be scorched by Forbes ads labeling him a "Washington insider," the guy who calls Gomorrah home. For Dole, it is a painful reprise of 1988, when he was beaten back by George Bush, another patrician playing the populist and making dubious promises about taxes. "Dole spent 35 years on the public payroll and became a multimillionaire," Forbes teases lethally in Iowa. "But I won't use the class-warfare argument against him." A tough, genial and private man, Steve Forbes has surely known his share of sorrow...
...public fascination with Forbes' plan is based on at least one large misconception: "People think that the flat tax, by closing loopholes, will make the rich pay more," populist Republican analyst Kevin Phillips observes. Voters sometimes bluntly tell Forbes that they like his tax plan because it would ensure that rich people like him, with fancy lawyers and lobbyists and accountants, paid at least as much as the average taxpayer. In fact the rich already pay more. The Joint Committee on Taxation, which is controlled by Republicans in Congress, says the best-paid 1% of Americans, who declare more than...
...SMASHING PUMPKINS Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin). Raucous and sweet, pretentious and populist, this Chicago-based alternative rock group's hubristic double CD soared as high as its lofty ambitions, an Icarus with wings that worked. Bandleader Billy Corgan is adept at turning out swift, radio-ready hits, yet he also excels at creating epic art-pop songs that explore enigmatic ideas and twisting melodic pathways. For listeners looking to take a journey, not just a joyride, this is a trip that shouldn't be missed...