GOOD STRAGEGY, OR FEAR – AT 9:19 A.M. ET:  Hillary Clinton is disappearing from the campaign trail until after Wednesday's final presidential debate.  Is it a good tactic, is she exhausted, or is she fearful of a mistake?  Or is it something else?

Clinton was bested by Donald Trump in the last debate, and it's possible she will use the time to rest up and study.  But five days?  Doesn't she know the issues well enough already?  From the American Mirror: 

With less than four weeks to go before Election Day, Hillary Clinton seems to be thinking she can disappear and voters won’t notice.

Hillary Clinton Cleveland coughComing off the heels of two private fundraisers in California on Thursday, Clinton doesn’t have any public events scheduled between today and the final presidential debate on October 19.

That’s five days.

Neither leading Clinton schedule tracking website — HillarySpeeches.com and WillHillaryWin.com — list a single event for her, as of Friday morning.

Meanwhile, chief surrogate Bill Clinton will be making two appearances in Ohio today. One in Delaware, and the other in Cincinnati, according to HillarySpeeches.com.

COMMENT:  My sense is that her absence at this stage in the campaign won't make much difference.  Indeed, one can even argue that she's following the old political maxim that, if your opponent is committing suicide, don't get in his way.  Some would argue that Donald Trump has the pistol to his head, although I think that view is exaggerated.   

She might also be dodging questions about all those e-mails released by Wikileaks.  They're embarrassing, although not devastating.   If anything, they show the continued sloppiness of Clinton-related operations regarding security.  She's a presidential candidate and her campaign's e-mails are being read all over the world.  Maybe she should visit the Westchester Apple Store, not far from her home, and ask questions.  I've been there many times.  Parking is reasonably priced.

October 14,  2016