Sanders Says He’ll Have To ‘Change The Nature’ Of His Campaign After Heart Procedure

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told reporters Tuesday that he will have to “change the nature” of his campaign to make sure he has the “strength” needed to continue his run.

“I think we’re going to change the nature off the campaign a bit — make sure that I have the strength to do what I have to do,” he said.

Sanders underwent a heart procedure last week after suffering blockage in one artery. He had two stents inserted, per his campaign.

He initially went to the hospital after experiencing chest pains.

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  1. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    Sounds like the end of his campaign to me.

  2. This should be a wake up call to Sanders. If he’s not smart enough to know a heart attack at his age is not serious, he really has an ego that’s too big for his own good.

  3. All you have to do, Bernie, is support the Dem nominee and bring some of your bro’s with you.
    Thank you (in advance) for your service.

  4. I am delighted to see that Bernie is being candid about his heart attack. He’s never been my number one choice but if he were nominated of course I’d vote for him.
    During the last debate he was losing his voice, and he was flushed and agitated. It was pretty clear his health was suffering.
    Here’s an opportunity to point out that the puritan concept of working yourself to death-whether you are on the sales floor, the manufacturing line, Dancing with the Stars or running a presidential campaign-is alive and well and continuing to fill the bank accounts of American corporate interests.

  5. Avatar for 10c 10c says:

    This report left out the important fact that he had more than just chest pains, he had an infarction. You can have early symptoms and corrective procedures such as he received can avoid an infarction, but an infarction is a loss of heart muscle which will not be recovered, meaning the heart is permanently weakened. It’s not a minor distinction and not reporting it accurately leaves people with a distorted view of his prognosis. I wish him well but the voters need accurate information on his condition.

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