Checks and Balance: Crashing the party

The centrists of the Democratic Party establishment have only a few days to figure out how to stop Bernie Sanders running away with the nomination. Something similar happened to the Republicans in 2016 when Donald Trump memed his way to the presidency to the horror of party grandees. Mainstream parties in European democracies have also faced challenges from the fringes. Is the era of the party machine over? Or are moderates simply losing the battle of ideas? Subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: www.economist.com/pod2020 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy