Crashing the Party

From the Bernie Sanders Campaign to a Progressive Movement

Heather Gautney, Adolph L. Reed, Jr.

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Verso Books
01 July 2018

Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Elections & referenda; Political parties

Senator Bernie Sanders won 13 million votes and a majority of young voters in the 2016 Democratic primary, giving a consensus unbeatable party favorite, Hillary Clinton, a shockingly close challenge. He emerged from the presidential election as the most popular politician in the US, despite being a 75-year-old self-professed “democratic socialist.” What lessons can be drawn from this surprising but—in the end—losing campaign, and what to make of the direction the Sanders movement has gone since the election?

Vermont native Heather Gautney is a senior policy advisor to Bernie Sanders in his Washington, DC office and was a senior researcher on his presidential campaign. The author and editor of several books on social movements and American politics, she brings her scholarly expertise and left politics to bear on the scenes and conflicts she witnessed from inside the campaign and inside the Beltway. This is both an insider's sympathetic view of the Sanders phenomenon and a skeptical left scholar's view of its limitations. In reviewing what enabled Sanders to reach out to an unprecedented number of people with a socialist message, she draws lessons about the prospects and perils of building a leftist movement in the United States. Gautney’s reflections on the role that race and class played in this election cycle and analysis of the prospects and perils of the Democratic Party will advance the passionate debate over how to build a progressive opposition to Trump and a lasting left movement in America.

By: Heather Gautney
Foreword by: Adolph L. Reed Jr.
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9781786634320
ISBN 10: 1786634325
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 July 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heather Gautney is Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. She is an associate professor of sociology at Fordham University and is author of Protest and Organization in the Alternative Globalization Era. She was a legislative fellow in the Office of Senator Bernie Sanders in 2012-13, and was a Senior Researcher on his 2016 presidential campaign. She is based in Washington, New York, and Ferrisburgh, VT.

Reviews for Crashing the Party: From the Bernie Sanders Campaign to a Progressive Movement

An encouraging and informative insight into the Sanders campaign and what follows. - Morning Star This is the powerful and insightful book we have been waiting for on the historic Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Heather Gautney provides the most sophisticated and subtle analysis of the most significant progressive insurgency within the decrepit electoral political system of the USA. Don't miss it! --Cornel West, author of Race Matters Of all the books analyzing the what happened in 2016, Heather Gautney's is unique in its use of a movement lens. For movement builders, there are many critical lessons here about striking the balance between candidates, issues, and deeper organizing. -- Larry Cohen, board chair of Our Revolution and former president of the Communication Workers of America A vigorous book that revisits the 2016 election ... every argument is worth engaging with. --Tom Carson, Bookforum An outstanding piece of work that provides a deep-- and importantly the correct-- analysis of what Bernie's campaign was really about. - Phil Fiermonte, Senior Advisor, Bernie 2016 and former Vermont State Director, Sen. Bernie Sanders Senate Office Heather Gautney's analysis of the 2016 campaign captures Bernie Sanders' refreshing plainspokenness...it deserves attention on the Left. - Wall Street Journal