Bernie Sanders is one of the most influential figures of our time, a politician who inspires fervent love and, even among his enemies, a measure of grudging respect-yet we know comparatively little about this famously private left-wing firebrand. Now, Ari Rabin-Havt, a trusted Sanders aide, is able to take us where no press features or televised interviews have been able to go.

The Fighting Soul is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of Sanders's meteoric 2020 campaign for president-from the first campaign meeting in Rabin-Havt's living room, to Sanders's heart attack and the end of the campaign as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world-that deepens into an unforgettable portrait of Sanders. Rabin-Havt unfolds the history that drives his deep ideological commitments to the working class, his views of his young supporters, his sense of humour, which few outside his immediate circle ever witness, and the role his wife, Jane, plays in his success. In the tradition of What It Takes and other exuberant works of American political writing, The Fighting Soul shows the making of the rare politician motivated by principle, not power.

About the Author
Ari Rabin-Havt served as deputy campaign manager on Senator Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign and was a Sanders aide from 2017 to 2021. His writing has appeared in the New Republic and the Washington Post, among other publications, and he lives in Washington, DC.

Reviews
"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-Havt's engaging memoir of the 2020 Sanders campaign... Rabin-Havt, a former deputy campaign manager, offers an insider's view." -- Janet Hook - The New York Times Book Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781324092865
Author Ari Rabin-Havt
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 284g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 23mm