Why Bernie Sanders Matters

New York: Regan Arts, 2015. First Regan Arts Paperback edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Very good. xiii, [3], 219, [5] pages. Bibliography. Signed by author on the title page. Minor page flaw at top of half-title near spine. Signed by Author sticker on front (partially pealed off). Cover has some wear and soiling. Harry Jaffe is a legend among journalists and writers covering the city of Washington, DC - its politics and its heroes and villains. He's appeared in documentary films, TV and radio across the country and Europe. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy asked Jaffe to become his press secretary in 1978. Moving to DC, he helped get Leahy's message to state and local media while preparing the senator for reelection. He learned the craft of long form journalism at Regardies and Washingtonian magazines. Jaffe found his niche covering the local Washington region, honing in on politics and media. As Washingtonian's National Editor from 1990 on, he won many awards for investigative reporting. An educator, he's lectured at the University of Maryland, George Washington University and Trinity College. Senator Bernie Sanders may be the least political person in politics-a brusque, unpolished, Jewish Socialist from Brooklyn with deep-seated convictions. He was also, at seventy-four, the rising star of the Democratic party, whose underdog bid for the presidential nomination hit the marks of a serious contender. He's closed the fundraising gap, and is drawing crowds of thousands to campaign rallies. Where most candidates are calculating and rehearsed, Sanders is frank, authentic, and impassioned. With reporting from inside the campaign, personal relationships with Sanders's friends and colleagues, and meticulous research, Harry Jaffe offers an insightful portrait of the ultimate outsider candidate, charting Sanders's course from Brooklyn to Burlington, and now to Des Moines and beyond. A captivating biography and a thought-provoking window into the contemporary political landscape, WHY BERNIE SANDERS MATTERS will become the defining account of a pivotal moment in American history.