The left wants to know how that populist agenda is going

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House February 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted a reception to celebrate the National African American History Month with leaders and representatives from the African American community. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Feb 14, 2018

What happened to Trump’s promises to populists? A roundup of editorials Wednesday takes a look at the issue.

Opinions from the left:

How can liberals defeat populism? Here are four ideas

From The Guardian: A populist wave can be turned back. Here’s how you can do it.

This is brilliant and/because true. ‘The Pull of Populism’ https://t.co/qSBpOWDKHj
— Peggy Noonan (@Peggynoonannyc) February 14, 2018

The populist realignment that never came

From The New Republic: Trump is not realigning anything. He’s throwing bones to the middle class and steak to the rich.

Former Vice President Joe Biden says President Trump is hurting the country with "clannish nationalism" and "phony populism" https://t.co/yoKieQzOSP pic.twitter.com/8YJVbsUuXs
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 8, 2018