That contrast recalls fights from earlier generations pitting business-friendly Republicans against populist Democrats.

Rose was known as a liberal, populist Democrat.

He served as a populist Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1948 to 1996.

Even the most populist Democrats say they can make an exception for the couple.

Mr. Edwards, a populist Democrat, is counting on the historic loyalty to his party of black voters, who usually make up 27 percent of the electorate.

In the late 1870s, a coalition of blacks, Republicans, and populist Democrats formed the Readjuster Party.

Practicing in Tucson, he once served as Pima County Republican chairman even though he often expressed views resembling those of a populist Democrat.

Pierpont Morgan was attacked by populist Democrats - whose descendants now argue for closer links between banks and industry.

He'll come back and vote for a populist Democrat, but he's not going to vote for a stiff from Cambridge.

Senator Tom Harkin, the populist Democrat from Iowa, is among them.