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Article: Bush goes populist, hitting CEOs: His message shows how nation's mood has shifted since 2000 election.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 10, 2002
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Byline: Liz Marlantes Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON -- When Al Gore spoke of "the people versus the powerful" during the 2000 campaign, critics ridiculed the slogan as out of touch, a strident populism that didn't resonate among content voters who were still riding out the boom years of the 1990s.
But as Washington scrambles to react to the latest wave of corporate scandals, amid rising unemployment and shrinking retirement plans, both parties are now beginning to adopt elements of a populist crusade as their own.
Republicans and Democrats alike are suddenly sounding a bit like William Jennings Bryan, as they rush ...