Populism: Common People Vs. Policies

What is populism in regards to the problem presented in this paper? Populism can be stated as the ideologies of common people versus policies created by the elite in society. (Mudde 2004) This can also operationalize as a party or politician who represents people from rural and poor areas and their ideologies that are usually not based on a political career or education focus in politics. These are based more on a loose ideology more than a concrete party because of all the forms of populism throughout the world including fascism, communism, and capitalism. It is better to then describe them as a broader category. This variable is narrowed by including the United States. American populist populism is then defined as a belief in the fundamental