Is there a clear contradiction between 'In the 1980s, and as late as 1994, a major Republican theme was a sort of taunting, nyah-nyah populism.' and 'For almost a decade, the main Republican theme was some form of populism.'
In the 1980s, and as late as 1994, a major Republican theme was a sort of taunting, nyah-nyah populism.###For almost a decade, the main Republican theme was some form of populism.