| Our friends at Strong Arm Press have a new book. It's good. Tio Bernie has lessons borne out of Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 campaigns that progressives must heed to keep building our movement. Here's a note from Strong Arm Press co-founder Ryan Grim about Tio Bernie. TL;DR, it's a good book and you should buy it. Joe Biden should read this book. You should too. Get your copy here.
One of the persistent mysteries of the Democratic presidential primary was the startling amount of support Bernie Sanders won from the Latino community. They 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[1] relative to Clinton in 2016, there's no better time to answer the question of how Bernie did. Chuck Rocha, who ran Bernie's Latino program in both 2016 and 2020, is out today with his new book Tio 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 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 Trumpism, and creating a durable progressive majority, this book is an absolute must read.
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. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/17/joe-biden-has-an-enthusiasm-problem-with-hispanic-voters-its-even-worse-trump/ | .png){kind=logo}
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