It's a little more complicated than that. The original movement was plodded and pushed by astroturfers but most people would agree that it developed into a bon

It's a little more complicated than that. The original movement was plodded and pushed by astroturfers but most people would agree that it developed into a bona fide grassroots movement. In the sense that populism can be defined as concerned with the interests of the great masses obviously it's always failed that test.