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Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses his political legacy and the future of the Democratic Party in an interview with Playbook co-authors.

In a Playbook interview, Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on Abdul El-Sayed's campaign, Hasan Piker and his political legacy. Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns, Adam Wren and Will Steakin unpack what Sanders’ comments reveal about the midterms, the Democratic establishment and the road to 2028. Then the trio turn to the other stories animating Washington: some (literal) political football in Michigan and an NBC anchor who's the latest name in President Donald Trump's burn book.  For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook 

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Hosts: Dasha Burns, Adam Wren, Will Steakin

Guest: Bernie Sanders

Topics covered

• Democratic Party
• midterms
• political legacy
• 2028 election
• Washington news
• Michigan politics

Keywords

• Bernie Sanders
• Democrats
• midterms
• political legacy
• Washington
• Michigan
• Donald Trump

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Organizations: NBC, POLITICO

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