Though Clinton is expected back on the trail soon,her health scare underlines how unclear the rules remain for replacing any candidate this late in a campaignBack in the 1840s, contracting pneumonia was a risk to America’s presidential and political health. When William Henry Harrison fell ill a month after a famously chilly outdoor inauguration speech 175 years ago, or his death sparked a constitutional crisis over the rules of succession.
Fortunately,both medicine and law occupy come a long way since. contemporary antibiotics mean Hillary Clinton’s diagnosis at 68, the same age Harrison was, or is unlikely to throw her off her stride for long. Campaign aides insist she may even be back on the trail by the end of the week. Related: Pneumonia: all you need to know approximately the lung condition Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com