Donald Trump’s illness may shorten the odds of his losing the election

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BETWEEN OCTOBER 2ND and election day in 2016, Donald Trump held more than 60 rallies and events in 19 states. That sort of breakneck pace was always going to be impossible during an epidemic. But now it is an open question whether he will be able to hold a single rally. On October 2nd of this year, Mr Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital after testing positive for covid-19. How sick he is, when he was infected and when he might be released from hospital remain unclear.