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Not Done: Bernie Sanders Says He’ll Stay On The Campaign Trail After Heart Attack

Emily Zanotti
Not Done: Bernie Sanders Says He’ll Stay On The Campaign Trail After Heart Attack
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that he’ll remain on the campaign trail and continue running for the 2020 Democratic nomination, despite having a heart attack and major heart surgery just last week.

The nearly 80-year-old Senator did say, however, that he will slow down his breakneck pace and whittle his calender of events down to a manageable level after realizing that he ignored the warning signs of heart trouble until it was just too late.

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