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Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis jolts presidential race

Hillary Clinton has been ill with pneumonia, her doctor revealed in a Sunday evening statement that shook up the presidential race.

Clinton’s health had been the subject of much speculation, fueled most recently by a coughing fit she had at the start of a campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio, last Monday.

Donald Trump’s strategy for handling the news about Hillary Clinton’s spell of ill health will be to keep quiet, people familiar with the planning said.

Turning out the base vital for Clinton, Trump

In some elections, the most interesting places to watch are not the swingy “purple” ones but the lopsided “red” and “blue” ones.

This is one of those elections.

GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win

Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump’s chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.

Nearly nine out of 10 people believe a candidate’s health is an important issue to consider before voting. But a new Rasmussen report found that just one in six Democrats think Hillary Clinton’s medical condition is a legitimate concern.

Three-quarters of left-leaning voters say the media and public are raising questions about the Democratic nominee’s health in an attempt to bloody her image.

Welcome, everyone, to our first post-Labor Day politics chat. Things are afoot! And we’re here to talk about them. Our question for today: Why is Donald Trump gaining on Hillary Clinton in the polls?

To set us up, Harry, briefly describe how the race has shifted since the conventions.

Trump’s shrinking swing state map

Two months from Election Day, Donald Trump’s swing state map is shrinking.

Interviews with more than two dozen Republican operatives, state party officials and elected leaders suggest three of the 11 battleground states identified by POLITICO — Colorado, New Hampshire and Virginia — are tilting so heavily toward Hillary Clinton that they’re close to unwinnable for the GOP presidential nominee. But Trump remains within striking distance in the remaining eight states, including electoral giants Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.