Gov. Josh Shapiro says Kamala Harris will 'have to answer' for not speaking out about Biden

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116. European right-wing populism happens in good economic times and bad, in countries with strong social safety nets,

but Sanders thinks people voted for Trump because of economic anxiety and all that needs to be done is explain why they're voting against their own economic interests (which he keeps insisting the Democratic Party are ignoring) and they'll vote for left wing populists, the alliance.

But it's an anti-immigrant movement, Republicans created it in the U.S. because they depend on white votes, the threatened white identity base. "It takes a special kind of condescension to believe voters suffering economically are so distracted by the identity politics of the Right that they have overlooked the direct solutions to the economic problems offered by the Left."

"Anyone who wants to explain what's happening in the West needs to answer two simple questions. First, why are right-wing populists doing better than left-wing ones? Second, why did the migration crisis boost populist-right numbers sharply while the economic crisis had no effect? If we stick to data, the answer is crystal clear. Demography and culture, not economic and political developments, hold the key to the populist moment."

Eric Kaufmann