Or she quits after getting re-elected, which drains her warchest, and still getting labeled a quitter to bail out for the Prez election after only two years into her second term. During which, due to campaigning, her detractors back home pick her to pieces for not being there.
Others have said this exact same thing...
This was a smart move. Keep the faith.
I agree. Should Gen. Ike have vetted all his plans with Hitler's generals, from D-Day up through the Battle of the Bulge? Probably wouldn't have been prudent.