Structure

Sanders breaks this book into two distinct sections, one detailing his presidential campaign, and the other outlining the components of his proposed political revolution. The structure of Sanders' book is similar to that of his politics - messy and spontaneous. There is seemingly no correlation between the lengths of the chapters, with his longest reaching 100 pages and his shortest at just 12 pages. Some chapters are carefully organized using subsections, headings, and lists, but his system is far from scientific. The second section of his book essentially looks like a page out of Sanders' personal journal, with a vague organizational system in place.

The first section, named Running For President, is a semi-autobiographical and semi-chronological account of all the aspects Sanders believes shaped his political identity. He very briefly documents his childhood in Brooklyn, education in Chicago, and political life in Vermont and Washington leading up to his...