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The Poster Child of Populism
The poster child for populism has always been Argentina. Juan Perón and his even more charismatic wife, Eva, built a powerful mass movement that attacked the old elites. But once in government, the shallowness of these policy proposals is exposed; leaders can't blame others as easily. If non-populist forces are sensible and actually get things done, they defact some of the populist right.