[streetfighter64]

Conversely, the "serious" political parties work by claiming all sensible reforms are in one way or another impossible and sitting on their behinds for the duration of their terms. See Mamdani for an example of a "populist" who somehow managed to push through many sensible, "impossible", "extremist" policies without too much effort.

[anthonj]

I would not call Mamdani a populist, but I don't follow the political situation in usa that closely