A little more than four months after suffering a heart attack on the campaign trail, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing for the Nevada caucuses as the Democratic primary front-runner. Here's how he got there.
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.The Sanders campaign, which had been bustling along but stagnant in the polls for nearly eight months, put itself in a holding pattern. Internally, the directive to staff from campaign leadership was simple: Keep your heads down and continue on what you're doing. But most public messaging was put on pause.
It was controversial at the time because it meant divorcing Sanders from strategist Tad Devine and an operation that had played a big role in his 2016 success.A senior Sanders' aide said the move helped create a more streamlined, cohesive decision-making structure with less outside noise -- or potential for infighting."Nobody at the top had a financial interest in the future of the campaign. There was never a question of anyone's motives," the senior aide said.
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