September 11th is the sad anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attack that killed thousands and led to a pair of seemingly-endless wars.
But, on the bright side, it's also the second anniversary of one of the worst weekends of the Clinton campaign. First, on September 9th, her description of Trump supporters as a "basket of deplorables" became public. It wasn't the first time she'd used it. She'd been using it as an applause line in private events. But this time she said it in public and it was widely reported.
Either she got so comfortable using the line or she assumed that the press would continue to cover for her. Or she simply forgot where she was. Her health wasn't the best that weekend.
Things got worse when she collapsed at a 9/11 tribute and was seen being dragged to a car like a sack of flower in a jumpsuit. She left her campaign to twist in the wind, first saying that she's overheated (on a not-particularly hot day) then that she was dehydrated (is it really the best move to say that your candidate won't drink water, suggesting that she only imbibes alcoholic beverages?) before settling on pneumonia a the cause. She topped this of with an accusation of sexism - she tried to "power through" the pneumonia because women aren't allowed to get sick.
Clinton continued to lead in the polls but this one-two combination motivated Trump voters to vote against her while reinforcing her reputation as a liar.
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