About this episode

John Heilemann interviews Tad Devine about the lessons from the 2016 Democratic primary and the implications for the party's future.

John welcomes longtime Democratic strategist Tad Devine to discuss his new book “How the Democrats Screwed Bernie” and the long shadow cast by the 2016 primary between Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Devine, who served as Bernie’s chief strategist in that race, argues that his party has failed to learn its lessons, why it must, and how that failure helps explain the recent primary wins of democratic socialist insurgents against establishment Democrats.

People in this episode

Host: John Heilemann

Guest: Tad Devine

Topics covered

• 2016 primary
• Bernie Sanders
• Democratic Party
• political strategy
• socialism
• insurgent candidates

Keywords

• Tad Devine
• Bernie Sanders
• Hillary Clinton
• Democratic Party
• 2016 election
• socialism
• political strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party

Books & works: How the Democrats Screwed Bernie

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