Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is doubling-down on Karl Rove's assertion that Hillary Clinton's age and health will both be concerns should she run for president in 2016.
"Health and age is fair game," Priebus said in an appearance on Sunday's Meet the Press. "It was fair game for Ronald Reagan. It was fair game for John McCain."
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