The defeat of Texas-oil-backed Prop 23, insurance-industry-backed Mike Villines for insurance commissioner, and corporate candidates Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina has shown us that populism is still a powerful force in California politics. Lessons from this election should inform populist campaigns everywhere.
Consumer Watchdog · November 9, 2010
https://consumerwatchdog.org/video/lessons-populism-california-mid-term-elections/
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