Crashing the Party: From the Bernie Sanders Campaign to a Progressive Movement Contributor(s): Gautney, Heather (Author), Reed, Adolph L. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1786634325 ISBN-13: 9781786634320 Publisher: Verso
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Commentary & Opinion |
Dewey: 324.973 |
LCCN: 2018001585 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.50 lbs) 208 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: A leading activist-scholar on what's next in the Sanders revolution Bernie Sanders shocked the political establishment by winning 13 million votes and a majority of young voters in the 2016 Democratic primary. Since that upset, repeated polls have judged this democratic socialist to be the most popular politician in the United States. What lessons can be drawn from his surprising insurgent campaign? Longtime author and activist Heather Gautney was a Policy Fellow in Sanders's Washington, DC, office and a volunteer researcher and organizer on his presidential campaign. In reviewing what enabled Sanders to reach out to an unprecedented number with a socialist message--and what stalled his progress--she draws lessons on the prospects and perils of building a progressive movement in the United States. Gautney's poignant account of the role that race and class played in this election cycle, her anatomy of the conflicting dynamics of movement and electoral ambitions, and her clear-eyed analysis of the Democratic position following Trump's victory will serve as a useful starting point for many readers newly aware of the limitations of the Democratic Party and the immensity of the challenges ahead. |
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