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Bernie Sanders comes back from heart attack with New York rally Ocasio-Cortez joins Bernie Sanders for comeback rally in New York
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Bernie Sanders will stage a rally on Saturday afternoon in New York City, his first since he paused his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination due to health problems. Bernie Sanders staged a rally on Saturday afternoon in New York City, his first since he paused his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination due to health problems.
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Sanders will be joined by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman who gave him a surprise endorsement this week. Ocasio-Cortez’s district is less than a mile from Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood where Sanders will stage his rally. Sanders was joined by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman who gave him a surprise endorsement this week. Ocasio-Cortez’s district is less than a mile from Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood where Sanders set his rally.
The Bernie’s Back Rally will kick off the senator’s comeback. The Vermont senator abruptly paused his campaign at the beginning of October, after undergoing treatment for an artery blockage. Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign said as he was released from hospital. In remarks before Sanders took the stage, Ocasio-Cortez said: “It wasn’t until I heard of a man named Bernie Sanders that I began to question and assert and recognize my inherent value as a human being that deserves healthcare, housing, education and a living wage.”
The Bernie’s Back Rally kicked off the senator’s comeback. The Vermont senator abruptly paused his campaign at the beginning of October, after undergoing treatment for an artery blockage. Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign said as he was released from hospital.
At 78, Sanders is the oldest major presidential candidate. If elected, he will be the oldest president inaugurated.At 78, Sanders is the oldest major presidential candidate. If elected, he will be the oldest president inaugurated.
As he was recovering from his heart attack, Sanders said the nature of his campaign was going to change, alluding to the relentless schedule he had previously followed. He told reporters outside his home in Burlington, Vermont he had felt “more fatigued than I usually have been” over the last few months and should have “listened to those symptoms”. As he was recovering, Sanders said his campaign was going to change. He told reporters outside his home in Burlington, Vermont he had felt “more fatigued than I usually have been” and should have “listened to those symptoms”.
Just a day later, the old Bernie was back. He said he “misspoke” and would be getting “back into the groove of a very rigorous campaign. I love doing rallies and I love doing town meetings”. The media, he said, “drives me a little bit nuts to make a big deal out of it”. But just a day later, the old Bernie was back. He said he “misspoke” and would be getting “back into the groove of a very rigorous campaign. I love doing rallies and I love doing town meetings”. The media, he said, “drives me a little bit nuts to make a big deal out of it”.
Sanders was on the debate stage on Tuesday night as his old self, wagging his finger and taking bites from other candidates. Sanders was on the debate stage on Tuesday night wagging his finger and taking bites from other candidates. When CNN’s Erin Burnett tried to change the subject from drug companies to “the issues of candidates and their health”, Sanders interjected: “I’m healthy. I’m feeling great!” The crowd burst into applause.
When CNN’s Erin Burnett tried to change the subject from drug companies to “the issues of candidates and their health”, Sanders interjected: “I’m healthy. I’m feeling great!” The crowd burst into applause. Though Sanders trails former vice-president Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren in most polls, he is beating them in fundraising. From July to September, Sanders raised $25.3m, edging out Warren’s $24.6m and Biden’s $15.2m.
Though Sanders trails the former vice-president Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren in most polls, he is beating them in fundraising. From July to September, Sanders raised $25.3m, edging out Warren’s $24.6m and Biden’s $15.2m. Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement is expected to boost or at least sustain Sanders’ support. In many ways, it shows Ocasio-Cortez going back to her roots. Before she became a political celebrity in her own right, she was an organizer for Sanders. Some founders of Justice Democrats, the political action committee that helped organize her campaign, are former Sanders staffers.
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Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement is expected to boost or at least sustain Sanders’ support. “I was born across this river in the boogie-down,” she told the New York crowd on Saturday, with a reference to the borough's role in the early days of hip-hop. “And like many first-, second- and third-generation Americans, I was born in multiple contexts.
In many ways, it shows Ocasio-Cortez going back to her roots. Before she became a political celebrity in her own right, she was an organizer for Sanders. Some founders of Justice Democrats, the political action committee that helped organize her campaign, are former Sanders staffers. “My mom was born in Puerto Rico, my dad was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning … when landlords began to turn to arsonists because the insurance payouts were more valuable than the people living in these buildings.
During Tuesday’s debate, when asked how he would “reassure Democratic voters that you’re up to the stress of the presidency”, Sanders plugged Saturday’s rally. “That was the backdrop by which my parents started their lives, and the backdrop in which I started mine was a one-apartment bedroom in Parkchester in the Bronx. They worked hard, they had a mattress on the floor, they had a crib in the closet, and that’s how we started our American Dream.”
It would just be a continuation of his campaign, he said. During Tuesday’s debate, when asked how he would “reassure Democratic voters that you’re up to the stress of the presidency”, Sanders plugged the Saturday rally. It would just be a continuation of his campaign, he said.
“We are going to be mounting a vigorous campaign all over this country. That is how I think I can reassure the American people.”“We are going to be mounting a vigorous campaign all over this country. That is how I think I can reassure the American people.”
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