Frantic bid to allay fears after Clinton’s illness
cancel a West Coast campaign trip.
The incident reinforced Clinton’s reputation as a public figure with a predisposition for privacy. While her top campaign aides conceded they were too slow in providing the public with information about her condition, it was unclear how quickly they themselves had been informed.
In a move aimed at quieting questions about transparency, Clinton said she would be releasing more medical information this week.
Her campaign has sought to turn the matter around on Republican opponent Donald Trump, who has released only a glowing letter from his doctor, although the billionaire real estate mogul said he, too, planned to make public additional information in the coming days.
Less than two months from election day, Clinton’s handling of her health incident added to Democrats’ growing sense of uncertainty about the presidential race. While Democrats say the matter is unlikely to fundamentally alter the presidential race, Democrats worry the race with Trump is too close for comfort.
“If you look at the way the past couple months have gone, it feels like the race should be further apart,” said Greg Haas, an Ohiobased Democratic strategist and former county party chairman.
Aaron Regunberg, a Democratic state representative from Rhode Island, said he was “surprised and concerned” that the race was so tight.
“I still think that we are likely to win, but I think anyone who’s not concerned about a bigoted, KKKendorsed sociopath being this close right now in the polls is not living in reality,” Regunberg said of Trump.
Clinton abruptly left a 9/11 anniversary event in New York and was seen on video stumbling and being held up by aides. – AP