{"id":4926,"date":"2026-07-14T13:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:36:44","slug":"r-i-strategist-wrote-the-years-smartest-political-book-how-the-democrats-screwed-bernie-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4926","title":{"rendered":"R.I. strategist wrote the year\u2019s smartest political book, \u2018How the Democrats Screwed Bernie\u2019 in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For decades, Rhode Island\u2019s Tad Devine has been one of the Democratic Party\u2019s most accomplished media strategists. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, the chief strategist behind Bernie Sanders\u2019 insurgent 2016 presidential campaign has penned a new book offering an insider\u2019s account of one of the most consequential Democratic primaries in modern history. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In \u201cHow the Democrats Screwed Bernie,\u201d the La Salle Academy and Brown University graduate walks readers through the 2016 Democratic primary from the Sanders campaign\u2019s perspective, arguing that the Democratic establishment tilted the scales in Hillary Clinton\u2019sfavor. Despite its provocative title, the book comes across as more insightful than bitter, offering plenty of lessons about modern political campaigns. <\/span><\/p>\n

Readers follow the campaign from Sanders\u2019 improbable launch and the massive crowds that soon followed \u2013 particularly young voters \u2013 all the way to the Democratic convention, which Devine skipped after his relationship with Sanders had frayed, only to return later to help write the Vermont senator\u2019s endorsement of Clinton. <\/span><\/p>\n

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