Bernie Sanders is surging. It cannot be the candidate, because, rightly or wrongly, voters perceive Mr. Sanders as always being his same sincere, authentic self. Today, this false equation is being pushed by pundits on the right and, until now less loudly, by liberal centrists. Figures like Mr. Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary or President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey do indeed criticize elites. While they incessantly talk about unifying the people, dividing them is actually the very basis of their political business model.

Source: New York Times January 23, 2020 09:56 UTC