It's not up to us to decide what the voters get to use in evaluating us.
A little odd coming from someone who wasn't completely open about his health.
That was a big mistake.
Was it? What did we know about Lincoln's health when he was running: nothing. Washington? Jefferson? What about FDR's health? And when he died in office, did people say, "Gee, why didn't he tell us he was sick?" No. Did they say, "I wish I didn't vote for him"? No.
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