What Bernie can teach Biden
One of the persistent mysteries of the Democratic presidential primary was the startling amount of support Bernie Sanders won from the Latino community, which famously bucked the strongest union in Nevada to power Sanders to a caucus victory there, support that was also consistently found in national polls of Latino voters. With Biden now severely underperforming with Latinos relative to Clinton in 2016, there’s no better time to answer the question of how Bernie did it.
Chuck Rocha, who ran Bernie’s Latino program in both 2016 and 2020, is out today with his new book Tío Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into the Political Revolution. It’s our latest title from Strong Arm Press, and is the first 2020 campaign memoir to hit the shelves. It also delves into Rocha’s fascinating journey. A self-described “Mexican redneck,” Rocha overcame quite a bit to get where he is, though I don’t want to spoil it for you. If you’re a political professional, or anybody who cares about beating Trump and creating a durable progressive majority, this book is an absolute must read. Rocha appeared on Rising this morning to talk about it.
An adapted excerpt of the book appeared in the New York Times today.
You can get your copy here, and I hope you do, you won’t be sorry.
And if you’ve been following the unfolding Richie Neal-Alex Morse scandal, our latest scoop centers on the Massachusetts state party, which demanded the College Democrats at the center of the affair delete communications that show coordination with the state party. Here’s the bizarre way the scandal played in Monday night’s debate.