Throughout the last few weeks in US History class, we have been talking about the issue of populism. We have researched the historical definitions and views on populism, and then connected them back to todays events. Last week in President Obama's State of the Union Address, he had made several different points about "change", which related back to typical populism views. He had stressed that every citizen should have equal opportunities, no matter where they come from or where they stand economically and socially. I completely agree with what he had to say, but I really hope that he executes these "promises" because Americans are tired of hearing that they will be taken care of, and then seeing no change at all. The government is here to help people through their struggles, and populists fought..and are still fighting for the government to do a better job of it.