Insurgency On the Left Flank - The 2016 Presidential Election (Part 2)

Conall and Emerson discuss the 2016 Democratic primary between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We cover the rifts that were developing within the Democratic Party that allowed Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, to mount such a strong challenge to establishment favorite Hillary Clinton. We also explore the growing anger in the American electorate in 2015 going into 2016 and the populist mood that was taking hold on both the right and the left. We hope you enjoy the moderately cringeworthy introduction (and VERY special outro). This is part 2 of a very fun series on the 2016 presidential election, AKA the election from hell. Next episode, part 3, will be our finale of this series, covering the general campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Afterwards, topics we intend to cover in future episodes include the Iran Nuclear Deal, white nationalism, and transgender rights. Thanks for your support everyone!CONTENT CORRECTION: In the podcast, Conall says that the superdelegates would not have been enough to swing the nomination away from Hillary. This is incorrect. Hillary won a majority of delegates, but in a last ditch effort to secure the nomination, Bernie tried to convince the superdelegates to swing the nomination to him, since they were enough to narrowly give him an edge over Hillary. This effort failed.