Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Former Democratic fundraiser Evan Barker spent years working alongside some of the biggest names in progressive politics. In this conversation with Lucy Biggers, she reveals what she witnessed behind the scenes—from campaign fundraising and donor influence to the ideological shifts that ultimately led her to walk away from the Democratic Party and write Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative.
Former Democratic fundraiser Evan Barker spent years working alongside some of the biggest names in progressive politics. In this conversation with Lucy Biggers, she reveals what she witnessed behind the scenes—from campaign fundraising and donor influence to the ideological shifts that ultimately led her to walk away from the Democratic Party and write Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative.
