No, none of those. Not sure what's hard to understand here. (#3, "hush it up"? like I said nothing would get out without his permission)
- after he supposedly went to rehab, Rob started experiencing pain in his gut; he may or may not have been checked out ("the "broken toe?"); didn't talk about it either way
- he's trailing in the election solidly
- he checked himself into the hospital a day after what was probaby a decisive poll result; may or may not be coincidence
- he RELEASED specifics about his medical condition - didn't need to do that, and wouldn't, if it didn't serve a narrative they were trying to build
- TODAY is the last day Doug can announce
Therefore, given their previous chicanery (*which is extensive), is it really so hard to believe that this very real medical issue is being used as a pivot, to have Doug run for Mayor and then Rob can run again for City Counciller, once he gets better or at least knows what is up with his condition?
I don't find it hard to believe. At all. Consider the history. They are totally incapable of shame.
edit - note that we don't know it's cancer yet, there's no biopsy results