The Populist Prophet
Margaret Talbot on Senator Bernie Sanders, and how he emerged as a persistent challenger to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.
"I was blown away. We were driving in, we saw these lines of people snaking down the sidewalk. 'Jesus, what is that? There's a ballgame going on?'" — Bernie Sanders, exceeding his own expectations. His supporters described him as "authentic"—a word many hesitate to apply to Hillary.