The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie Sanders [Hardcover]

An unparalleled and intimate account of Bernie Sanders from one of his most trusted confidants. Sanders is not well known on the granular level  his management style, tastes and quirks  in a way that is common for national politicians. Into that vacuum comes Ari Rabin-Havts engaging memoir of the 2020 Sanders campaign... Rabin-Havt, a former deputy campaign manager, offers an insiders view. In The maverick socialist senator from Vermont flouts the norms of presidential politics in this rollicking campaign memoir . . . Rabin-Havts account of the Democratic primary race is breezy, colorful, and often insightful . . . the portrait of Sanders as a crusty but caring man, passionately committed to principles and the interests of working-class people, vividly shows why he is one of Americas most influential politicians. Rabin-Havt describes, sometimes in humorous detail, the determined, principled persona that Sanders consistently embodied.... Offers insightful details of campaign rallies and 2020 primary debates and documents the drama and excitement of the Sanders campaigns increasing success.... A thoughtful and comprehensive account of the Sanders 2020 campaign and an authoritative description of the candidates personality. Rabin-Havt delivers an admirable portrait of his candidate... Among the better campaign confessionals and just the thing for presidential-politics wonks. US