Article snippet: “It’s the first battle in a war that’s going to reform politics,” Gorka said to Bannon. “I know you like the word ‘nationalism,’ but I’m not even satisfied with the more gentle word ‘populism.’ For me it’s a reassertion of sovereignty and a reassertion of democracy, where the wishes of the people are actually expressed in a way that the money and the influence of the establishment totally fails.” “That’s a revolutionary moment in politics,” he said. “When you look at, what’s the latest count? $30 million spent by the Swamp. For the local people’s voices just to reject that attempt by the establishment to hijack that primary, I think it really, truly is a revolutionary moment in American politics.” Bannon asked how tough that war to reform politics was likely to become. Gorka responded by quoting a comment Bannon made at the last Conservative Political Action Conference: “If you think that the Swamp is going to give back our nation without a fight, then you’re sorely mistaken.” “After my month in the White House, I need the listeners to understand this isn’t just about the lobbyists. It’s not just about the people on Capitol Hill. The Swamp – I don’t like the phrase ‘Deep State’; I like the phrase ‘the permanent state’ – is also largely about the bureaucrats who just think they know better than anybody else,” Gorka said. “I saw this in my time working with colleagues in the NSC and elsewhere across government. When you’ve got somebody who’s a GS-14 who thinks, ‘... Link to the full article to read more