In the second in an occasional series of episodes on the US presidential election and the Left, we talk to Nicholas Kiersey, a volunteer with the Bernie Sanders campaign in Texas and host of the Fully Automated podcast. What were things like on the campaign trail, and what went wrong for Bernie? Will Biden go the distance, and are there more shenanigans in store?
Readings:
Like It or Not, If We Run Third Party, We Will Lose, Dustin Guastella, Jacobin
The Tyranny of Decorum Hurt Bernie Sanders’s 2020 Prospects, David Sirota, Jacobin
‘Life After Bernie’: The Young Left Braces for Disappointment in 2020, Tim Alberta, Politico
The Left Can’t Just Dismiss the Anti-Lockdown Protests, Ben Burgis, Jacobin