It is similarly misguided to think that populist politicians, once in power, will not be able to govern effectively, because they have emerged from protest parties whose agendas are defined entirely by what they oppose. Rather, what is distinctive about populists in power is that they attend only to their clientele (the rest of the population is utterly undeserving) and ride roughshod over checks and balances.
认为民粹主义政治家来自以反对为主的抗议政党，因此一旦掌权将无法有效执政的想法同样是一种误导。相反，民粹主义者当权的特点是只关注自己的目标客户（其余人完全不配得到关注）。这些人更乐于使用强硬手段，而不是制衡之术。