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An intimate account of Bernie Sanders as we have never seen him before, finally revealing the man behind the enigmatic progressive icon.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: the history that drives his deep ideological commitments to the working class, his views of his young supporters, his sense of humor, which few outside his immediate circle ever witness, and the role his wife, Jane, plays in his success.
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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 has been a guest on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Al Jazeera. Prior to working for Sanders he was host of The Agenda, a national radio show airing Monday through Friday on SiriusXM and as an advisor to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, John Kerry and former vice president Al Gore among others.
