The Democratic presidential candidate appeared energetic and in high spirits after the bout of pneumonia that sidelined her.
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He doesn’t need much sleep, he hates vacations, he shrugs off stress, and “I don’t get much with the colds”, Donald Trump told Dr. Mehmet Oz on Thursday, as this beyond-strange election campaign turned on the question of who has the stamina to endure the White House. “I tried to power through it, but even I had to admit that even a few days of rest would do me good”.
MCEVERS: That’s NPR’s Tamara Keith on the campaign trail in Greensboro, N.C. Thank you.
“Fairly or unfairly, what this was taken as was more evidence that she was not transparent and that’s what hurts her”, Shrum said.
This is the first poll which was conducted after the 9/11 anniversary incident in which Clinton had to leave the NY memorial due to illness.
Clinton made light of her reputation for secrecy – and by implication her decision not to reveal her pneumonia diagnosis immediately. A New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday showed Clinton had the support of 46 percent of likely voters nationwide, with 44 percent backing Trump. I would say, just based on my life, I actually – and I don’t know if this makes sense – I feel as good today as I did when I was 30.
The campaign released a similar health letter in 2015, describing Clinton’s medical history and medical conditions – she has seasonal allergies and an under-active thyroid. And some people might not vote at all, even if they consider a certain candidate qualified to be president.
“We’re offering ideas, not insults”, she said in a jab at her Republican rival.
Not to be outdone, team Trump finely orchestrated the release of his own test results – with the candidate first producing them during recording of an appearance on the “The Dr Oz Show”. “They either go to work sick or they lose a paycheck”, Clinton said.
Until now, the main source of information about Trump’s health has been a widely mocked letter from his longtime physician declaring he would be the healthiest president in history.
Mrs. Clinton said it was little more than a publicity stunt.
She is scheduled to return to the campaign trail on Thursday.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican nominee Donald Trump by two points with likely voters in the most recent CNN Poll of Polls released Thursday. Clinton’s doctor said Sunday evening that Clinton had become overheated and dehydrated at the 9/11 event.
She later admitted she ignored the advice of her doctor to take time off over the weekend, then remained at home and off the campaign trail from Monday to Wednesday. I’m going to close my campaign the way I began my career and the way I will serve as your president – focused on opportunities for kids and fairness for families. Trump said the growth would generate 25 million new jobs.
The heart of Trump’s plan is a revised tax code, which includes a pledge that no business should pay more than 15 percent of its income in taxes, down from the current 35 percent top corporate tax rate. After a video surfaced showing the candidate stumbling, her campaign disclosed that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier. Clinton spent Wednesday at home in Chappaqua, New York for a third straight day.
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Clinton has position papers on everything under the sun, but no single issue that generates excitement and no shorthand to sum up her candidacy.
