washington hillary clinton bout pneumonia shed light problem seldom see american voters long days little sleep cross-country travel bad food kiss baby add recipe illness presidential candidates aid avoid viruses ailments next impossible people spend months close confine campaign plan bus brooke buchanan former press secretary 2008 republican presidential candidate senator john mccain remember leave campaign trail beaufort south carolina visit emergency room respiratory ailment two ear infections soldier certain things point become liability buchanan say back road next day full antibiotics supporters clinton face republican donald trump nov. election worry monday democratic presidential nominee medical scare would fuel conspiracy theories health republican democratic political veterans alike say illnesses unwelcome standard part life campaign trail alice stewart senior adviser former presidential candidate senator ted cruz republican primary early year remember cough way news conferences record campaign call cruz plane fly petri dish kind power road drive home stewart say recent weeks several staff clinton campaign brooklyn headquarter fall ill require medical treatment campaign aide say steven simpson pulmonary specialist university kansas say candidates particularly vulnerable illness average patient luxury take week go back full duties simpson say say presidential candidate president barack obama catch cold august 2008 shortly democratic party convention video post youtube show sneeze rally get handkerchief say every candidate campaign aide get sick never get take days say former obama aide dan pfeiffer take vitamin try get sleep lose battle obama 2008 opponent john mccain travel time friend doctor say steve schmidt republican candidate campaign manager think one secrets work white house presidential campaign close ever get travel elvis presley come number pills float around schmidt say always big bag every conceivable type antibiotic cold medicine name it republican presidential nominee mitt romney develop respiratory illness days deliver acceptance speech republican national convention tampa 2012 scar death really able speak say stuart stevens romney senior adviser doctor tell rest time that grueling schedule lead stevens develop pneumonia right 2012 campaign end unhealthy food another hazard campaign trail junk food ubiquitous campaign plan candidates flock gather iowa state fair serve fry candy bar sausages high-calorie fare romney also run president 2008 would sometimes pick cheese pizza skin fry chicken limit fat content say former spokesman ryan williams healthy food campaign food say williams operatives see put 10 20 pound end campaign trump note germophobe little evidence get ill. proud consumer fast food tweet photo plane bucket kentucky fry chicken nearby also chicken choice 1996 republican nominee bob dole manage avoid get sick throughout campaign say then-traveling press secretary nelson warfield much campaign staff half age hobble point another campaign dole resilient say still dole one nasty stumble fell stage chico california campaign rally oct. 18 1996. get smile soldier get sick u.s. campaign trail little sleep bad food germs everywhere