Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont needed a big moment at the Democratic debate on Tuesday. Absent from the campaign trail after suffering a heart attack two weeks earlier, he and his aides were aware that his performance and his health would be under intense scrutiny. Mr. Sanders will appear alongside Ms. Ocasio-Cortez at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Queensbridge Park in Queens at his first rally since his heart attack, when she is expected to formally announce her support. The crowd is likely to be large and diverse ; Mr. Sanders even teased the rally and a “special guest” during the debate. They also shifted the conversation away from his health issues and his age, infusing his campaign with a renewed sense of vitality.

Source: New York Times October 19, 2019 09:00 UTC