Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect
2026 · Michele Norris · 86 min
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking career and burgeoning influence of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Through exclusive sit-down interviews with Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Norris explores the Senator’s role in shaping a new generation of candidates and political leaders who are redefining the Democratic Party.
Michele NorrisSelf (Host)
Bernie SandersSelf
Zohran MamdaniSelf
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSelf
Abdul El-SayedSelf (archival footage)Graham PlatnerSelf (archival footage)Steve BenenSelf (Producer)
Angie NixonSelf (archival footage)Troy JacksonSelf (archival footage)
Darializa Avila ChevalierSelf (archival footage)Melat KirosSelf (archival footage)Claire ValdezSelf (archival footage)
Donavan McKinneySelf (archival footage)Chris RabbSelf (archival footage)Peggy FlanaganSelf (archival footage)
Bernie SandersSelfZohran MamdaniSelfAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSelfAbdul El-SayedSelf (archival footage)Graham PlatnerSelf (archival footage)Steve BenenSelf (Producer)Angie NixonSelf (archival footage)Troy JacksonSelf (archival footage)Darializa Avila ChevalierSelf (archival footage)Melat KirosSelf (archival footage)Claire ValdezSelf (archival footage)Donavan McKinneySelf (archival footage)Chris RabbSelf (archival footage)Peggy FlanaganSelf (archival footage)
