There has been some criticism of populist themes emerging from various democratic campaigns. I know some people feel Gore did himself a major disservice by adopting a populist message (clearly, the economic climate and the fact he was running from the incumbent administration made it an odd choice). I just thought I'd open a thread on the idea. Edwards has used the "two Americas" theme over and over, and, despite criticism, I think it plays well on the stump.
This is from the CS Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0211/p03s01-usec.html