{"product_id":"how-the-democrats-screwed-bernie","title":"How the Democrats Screwed Bernie","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTad Devine is a Democratic political strategist with over thirty years of campaign experience. Prior to serving as chief strategist for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign, he was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaigns. In addition to his political work and media consulting, he has held academic positions at Boston University, the Harvard Kennedy School, and George Washington University, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A keen cautionary tale.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn explosive inside account of how the Democratic establishment used every weapon in its arsenal to subvert the will of the people and stop Bernie Sanders's presidential bid in 2016--told by his chief strategist who witnessed it all firsthand.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne question haunted the American left after the 2016 election: how could a grassroots movement that drew massive crowds and shattered fundraising records fail? The answer exposes fundamental flaws in American democracy itself. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \n\u003ci\u003eHow the Democrats Screwed Bernie\u003c\/i\u003e, Sanders's chief strategist in the 2016 Democratic primary unravels how the \"Clinton Machine\"--a network of operatives, Super PACs, and media allies--in consort with the Democratic National Committee deployed dark money and dirty tricks to stop a wildly popular outsider candidate. A candidate who may well have been the peoples' choice and defeated Donald Trump. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You'll discover how deeply the entrenched Democratic establishment orchestrated opposition research campaigns, the true story behind the voter file crisis that nearly derailed the campaign, and why primary rules are deliberately structured to favor insiders over often more compelling outsiders. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This isn't just another campaign memoir. Nor is it just a reflection on the doomed Sanders's candidacy ten years hence. It is a cautionary tale about a crisis in American democracy that is becoming more urgent by the day. As voters grapple with growing distrust of political institutions, \n\u003ci\u003eHow the Democrats Screwed Bernie\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how our democratic processes really work, how they can be manipulated by those with enough money to game the system, and how the people can make their voices heard again. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story the Democratic establishment doesn't want you to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/18\/2026 (EAN 9781668232286, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eDevine, Tad\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTad Devine is a Democratic political strategist with over thirty years of campaign experience. Prior to serving as chief strategist for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign, he was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaigns. In addition to his political work and media consulting, he has held academic positions at Boston University, the Harvard Kennedy School, and George Washington University, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496136540438,"sku":"9781668232286","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781668232286.jpg?v=1783053775","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/how-the-democrats-screwed-bernie","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}