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Hillary Clinton's age and health status are "fair game" if she throws her hat into the race for the 2016 presidency, the Republican Party leader said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

I dont think theres a graceful way to bring up age, health and fitness for a candidate who wants to be president of the United States, said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus when asked about reports that Republican strategist Karl Rove claimed Clinton could have suffered brain damage from a blood clot two years ago.

"It was fair game for Ronald Reagan. It was fair game for John McCain," Priebus added.

Reagan took office in 1981 at age 69, and McCain was 72 on Election Day in 2008. Clinton is currently 66 years old.

Rove questioned Clinton's mental ability at a conference, the New York Post reported Monday. The GOP strategist, on Tuesday and again on Sunday, denied that he used the phrase brain damage, as the Post headline said, but reiterated that Clinton will have to answer questions about her serious health episode.

And she would not be human if she were not if she did not take this into consideration. She'll be 69 at the time of the 2016 election. If she gets elected two terms, she'll be 77, Rove said on Fox News Sunday.

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Priebus refused to say on Sunday that Rove should apologize for his statements.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who has already endorsed Clinton for president, called Rove's comments a "cheap political shot," implying the the GOP is afraid of Clinton as a candidate. McCaskill added that although "we do not know for certain whether Hillary is going to run," the comments of Republicans wouldn't be what stops her.

Priebus contested McCaskill's assertions. "I actually doubt very much that she will decide to run in 2016," he said.

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Hillary Clinton's Health is 'Fair Game,' Says Republican Chairman

Hillary Rodham Clintons health and age are fair game for political debate if she decides to run for president, Republicans argued Sunday, even as Democrats called it pathetic for GOP consultant Karl Rove to suggest recently that she suffered from some kind of brain injury two years ago.

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, echoed Roves remarks by saying that if Clinton decides to run for the White House in 2016, she should be questioned about a blood clot in her head that initially prevented her from testifying about the Benghazi terror attack of 2012.

Im not a doctor, Priebus said on the NBC "Meet the Press" program. But, he added, What I do know is that the issue is going to come up as it does for any person running for president.

Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, who in the past was grilled about his failing heart condition, agreed that questions about a candidates health come with any White House campaign.

Thats going to be expected of anybody, he said on the Fox News Sunday show.

Rove raised a political firestorm in a speech earlier this month when he brought up Clintons health scare in December 2012. At that time, the then-secretary of State became dehydrated, fainted and suffered a concussion, according to her doctors and State Department officials. A blood clot was found in her head, and Rove wondered aloud whether she had suffered some form of brain injury.

Clinton has not personally addressed Roves remarks. Her aides, however, have characterized them as a political attack. They did not immediately comment about the Priebus and Cheney statements on Sunday.

But several Democrats on Capitol Hill did weigh in. Sen.Claire McCaskill, a Missouri senator, called the suggestions a cheap political shot and said Rove was merely struggling to be relevant after his years inside the George W. Bush White House.

Sen.Dianne Feinstein, said of Clinton: Shes in the prime of her political life. Speaking on CNNs State of the Union program, the California senator added: Shes got the smarts. She has all of the elements of a good leader.

Clinton would be 69 years old by Election Day 2016, and Rove, interviewed on Fox News Sunday, said he was only trying to raise questions about whether her age and health will have some bearing on her personal decision on whether to run for the presidency.

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Republicans say comments on Hillary Clinton's health are 'fair game'

Hillary Clinton's age and health status are "fair game" if she throws her hat into the race for the 2016 presidency, the Republican Party leader said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

I dont think theres a graceful way to bring up age, health and fitness for a candidate who wants to be president of the United States, said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus when asked about reports that Republican strategist Karl Rove claimed Clinton could have suffered brain damage from a blood clot two years ago.

"It was fair game for Ronald Reagan. It was fair game for John McCain," Priebus added.

Reagan took office in 1981 at age 69, and McCain was 72 on Election Day in 2008. Clinton is currently 66 years old.

Rove questioned Clinton's mental ability at a conference, the New York Post reported Monday. The GOP strategist, on Tuesday and again on Sunday, denied that he used the phrase brain damage, as the Post headline said, but reiterated that Clinton will have to answer questions about her serious health episode.

And she would not be human if she were not if she did not take this into consideration. She'll be 69 at the time of the 2016 election. If she gets elected two terms, she'll be 77, Rove said on Fox News Sunday.

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Priebus refused to say on Sunday that Rove should apologize for his statements.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who has already endorsed Clinton for president, called Rove's comments a "cheap political shot," implying the the GOP is afraid of Clinton as a candidate. McCaskill added that although "we do not know for certain whether Hillary is going to run," the comments of Republicans wouldn't be what stops her.

Priebus contested McCaskill's assertions. "I actually doubt very much that she will decide to run in 2016," he said.

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Hillary Clinton's Health is 'Fair Game' in 2016, Says Republican Chairman

Hillary Clinton was the subject that consumed the political talk shows, as questions continued to be raised about Karl Roves comments regarding her health.

While Republicans attacked the noncandidate, Democrats defended her but also expressed concern over her strategy so far in advance of the next presidential election.

If you missed the Sunday political talk shows, well get you up to speed on the latest events and opinion in Washington with this comprehensive roundup of all things political:

Hillary Clinton: Its widely accepted that it hasnt been a good couple of weeks for Hillary Clinton. She is being attacked by Republicans over various foreign policy problems, including Benghazi and Boko Haram; her approval ratings are sliding, Monica Lewinsky spoke out, and Bill Clintons vocal defense could be making things worse.

And now some Democrats are questioning aspects of her strategy.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said he is concerned about the inevitability factor with a potential Clinton nomination.

I do worry about the inevitability thing, Patrick said on CNNs State of the Union, adding that its off-putting to the average voter.

I think that was an element of her campaign the last time, he said, without having to specify how that turned out (Barack Obama won). I just hope that the people around her pay attention to that this time around.

Clinton said she was going to take it easy and catch up on her sleep after she stepped down as secretary of state last year, but she took little downtime and immediately turned to writing a book, Hard Choices, that is to be released next month. She has also been traveling the country to make paid speeches, stoking speculation that she is strategically plotting a presidential run.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, expressed concerns similar to Patricks.

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Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday he was dumbfounded by reports that Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Hillary Clinton may have suffered brain damage after being hospitalized...

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