Populism no longer works with the American people because they know it isn’t true. Americans know they are unique in that they all have an opportunity to make it. Whatever their dreams are. We don’t look at a rich person and feel jealousy. Most of us believe that we can achieve whatever we want. Monetary or otherwise.

Americans didn’t know that back in the time of Roosevelt you see. But they know it now.

The Democratic leadership, on the other hand, tries to make us all into groups and pit us one against the other. It’s a psychological game they’re playing garnered not to be helpful but to get votes.

You can see it even in questions in polling. A common one is ‘Do you feel X candidate identifies with people like me?’

That hit me today as I was reading a poll. Just what does people like me mean? People who don’t go to church? People who liked Northern Exposure? People who have pets? People who are black? People who are overweight or skinny? People with blue eyes? Bald? People with 3 siblings? People between the ages of 30 and 40? People who worry about terrorist attacks?

The whole question is meaningless and is only put there to make people self-identify against some ‘other’.

Progressive ideals don’t play with Americans because there would be a limit to what an individual could accomplish. We don’t like that. We don’t want to be stopped when we reach mediocre.