They want a mix of both, I'd say. People who go see a populist politician give a speech expect mostly to hear things that will reaffirm their existing views. B

They want a mix of both, I'd say. People who go see a populist politician give a speech expect mostly to hear things that will reaffirm their existing views. But the rousing and titillating part is the blended-in surprise that explicitly goes against what they used to believe — e.g. "To preserve our beautiful democracy against these ruthless internal enemies, we must now [do thing that's directly against democracy]"