How Bernie Sanders’ passionate base revitalized his campaign

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders finishes his remarks to voters at the Big Kahuna coffee shop during campaign stop in Merrimack, New Hampshire, U.S., February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC2NWE9TCMNC

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack in October, what upset his long-time supporter Craig Althof the most was the way it was covered by the media.

In the opinion of 65-year-old Althof, who had a similar procedure to Sanders to prop open an artery, journalists were too quick to write Sanders' political obituary, speculating that the 78-year-old’s second White House run was likely over.