Eleanor is a widow. If she wasn’t crackers before the loss of her husband (the execrable Tom Brazaitis , who was even more lefty than she) she has been driven to it through bereavement and loneliness.
She might be the best example of a so-called idealistic generation that grew into a cynical, even fascist cabal infesting DC. They will die off in the next 10-15 years but the damage they have wrought to society, the Constitution and government will, unfortunately, linger.
Hillary is probably older than 95% of the public school teachers I had, yet she’s running for president? I know you could say that about Trump, but he’s in good shape, and she’s battling something.