Even traditional politicians have been forced to reckon with the mood that has given rise to such voices.

He does not consider himself a traditional politician; his campaign slogan was "A rancher.

Any traditional politician would, on balance, be pleased with that assessment.

He has morphed into a traditional politician in that respect.

"These people are the same candidates from 20, 30 years ago," he said in an interview, speaking of traditional politicians and their parties.

Don't waste your vote on traditional politicians who promise you everything to get elected, but never deliver.

He also seems to have fought off pressure from traditional politicians while maintaining cordial relations with the central Government.

"Not being a traditional politician helped me a lot," Lerner told me.

"We can't trust the traditional politicians to be the engines of change for how people connect to their government and each other," he said.

"Every day I get on my knees and thank God they were not traditional politicians."