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A review by yikesbmg
Outsider in the White House by Bernie Sanders
5.0
This book is almost 400 pages long but definitely worth the read, ESPECIALLY if you have an interest in understanding where Bernie has come from. The title may be misleading -- he only speaks about campaigns for a seat in House of Representatives and before. Nothing on his run for the Senate or the Democratic nomination.
The whole book reads like a conversation with Sander's, very colloquial, very blunt and honest. Questions you would want to ask eventually get answered and his Brooklyn sass and sarcasm is fantastically present. He explains his political strategy, ideology, and eam. He focuses a lot on how he ran his campaigns, his focus on the poor and citizens education, and he frequently rails against the media. There's not much discussion about corporate welfare (its present but not abundant, probably because that really came to a focus when he was in the Senate and not in the 90s/when he ran in the House). Obviously he provides great insight about being an independent in a two party system, the challenges and pluses that poses, and how he's navigated that space.
If you're looking for something polished and poetic, look elsewhere or just read the (incredible) afterword. This book is Bernie on paper. He delves into the problems he sees in America and ends the book with a chapter of solutions. I don't agree with and quite possible don't understand all the solutions he proposes, but I appreciate that he provides some. Also, he gives shout outs to a bunch of other progressives he's encountered along the way which is hella dope if you, like me, are looking to learn more.
This is the longest book I've read in years and the longest review I've ever written. Read the book!!! Read it!!!
The whole book reads like a conversation with Sander's, very colloquial, very blunt and honest. Questions you would want to ask eventually get answered and his Brooklyn sass and sarcasm is fantastically present. He explains his political strategy, ideology, and eam. He focuses a lot on how he ran his campaigns, his focus on the poor and citizens education, and he frequently rails against the media. There's not much discussion about corporate welfare (its present but not abundant, probably because that really came to a focus when he was in the Senate and not in the 90s/when he ran in the House). Obviously he provides great insight about being an independent in a two party system, the challenges and pluses that poses, and how he's navigated that space.
If you're looking for something polished and poetic, look elsewhere or just read the (incredible) afterword. This book is Bernie on paper. He delves into the problems he sees in America and ends the book with a chapter of solutions. I don't agree with and quite possible don't understand all the solutions he proposes, but I appreciate that he provides some. Also, he gives shout outs to a bunch of other progressives he's encountered along the way which is hella dope if you, like me, are looking to learn more.
This is the longest book I've read in years and the longest review I've ever written. Read the book!!! Read it!!!