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The FBI release was followed by negative movement in the polls for Hillary, though how much of that was caused by the FBI is hard to say. It was the biggest thing in the news about her for a while, but more importantly, during that same time period when any potential effect of the release was felt, Democrats started to suffer in House and Senate races across the board, and they haven't regained the same position overall that we saw before the release. So even if Hillary manages to hang in there, it might have damaged down-ballot races. Hope they're happy with themselves. History will not smile on this - I guess people don't much care about that, but if it were me, I would be embarrassed.
Even if there was no demonstrable effect on the election, it's unacceptable for the FBI to violate its own practices this way. Law enforcement is invested with special powers and part of the democracy deal is that you don't get to abuse them to influence elections. A scary precedent has now been set for the future, especially if no consequences follow. I include leaks about Trump in this judgment; this is not a partisan feeling. Voters know enough to determine whether they are bothered by Trump's choice of campaign leadership tied to Russia; leaking that an investigation is ongoing doesn't change that and only compromises the integrity of the leaker and the FBI. Democrats were not happy with Comey in July either - it's just that Trump was unhappy with him. But Comey took that opportunity to chastise Hillary's judgment even though she wasn't indicted, and extemporaneous moralizing is really not his job. It's unfortunate if he was a good leader in other respects, but he really needs to resign at this point. We cannot as a country say that it is OK to have this kind of thing going on in our elections. For how many years now has the guiding star of the Republican party been the effort to indict or impeach the opposition leadership? It doesn't really matter WHY; the goal is simply to find any reason. Obama must have driven them all completely crazy. I can't really talk about this anymore; I am deeply scared to take my kid to school if Hillary wins and I'm just not able to cope with that very well.
Statistics: Posted by Elle — Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:38 pm
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Here's an endorsement I'm willing to share
Statistics: Posted by Eliahad — Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:50 pm
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Nobody should have paid attention to that non-content FBI letter, but apparently they did, to serious effect. That dude needs to go. Ron says that's harder than it seems, but we have to draw the line at law enforcement meddling in elections.
Statistics: Posted by Elle — Mon Nov 07, 2016 4:48 pm
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I'm shocked by what the FBI did and deeply afraid that the institutions we most need to remain impartial in defense of our democracy might not be up to it anymore. I live among batshit Trump supporters you cannot believe; apparently the local director here is cheerfully preparing for armed revolution if they lose, and that's always reassuring. I live in a neighborhood sprinkled with Trump signs and I didn't even know what a Clinton sign looked like until I saw one in front of the house where my kid's friend lives. I was so relieved, it's almost sad.
Statistics: Posted by Elle — Mon Nov 07, 2016 12:48 am
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Sure Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight have a much larger reputation and far more resources, but c'mon... wouldn't you rather feel good for a little bit? Hell, maybe just check it out as a breather between panic attacks.
Current numbers at Electoral-Vote: Clinton 317, Trump 221.
Statistics: Posted by Mike — Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:28 pm
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