Some event has triggered an unprecedented number of hits to this blog. How do I know? Look at word "Tracker" at the bottom of this page. It tells me who and how many of you have been here. It also tells me the search words that brought you here. The most common question is "what is an independent populist".
"Independent is about 70% of the definition. If you consider yourself independent and separated from the Democratic and Republican herd mentality that characterizes American politics you are probably at the right place. If the word "control" dominates your vocabulary, you more than likely are in the wrong place. If you parse your words to be politically correct, you are also in the wrong place. Example: Andrew Jackson referenced above was a populist and more or less independent. He was not a politically correct figure for his times and to many today. He was popular because he had his ear tuned to the people. This was a very unpopular notion in Jackson's time just as it is now.
I invite all the curious to join this blog and talk. That's what it's for. Let's discuss the recent Ron Paul phenomenon, Why 13% of Vermont's population want to secede, Why "Lou Dobbs Independent" is becoming a catch phrase, Why Hillary got in trouble on the immigration gaffe. You get the idea? Join in, the water's warm and we would like to warm it up more.
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