Will Comey Cost Hillary The Presidency?

New FBI Announcement Could Throw Wrench Into Down-Ballot Races

But no one really knows how revisiting the Clinton email investigation will affect other candidates on the ballot.


A vague announcement from FBI director James Comey on Friday that suggested he was reopening a case against Hillary Clinton may not be enough to save Donald Trump’s electoral chances, but it just may save a number of Republicans down-ballot. Then again, maybe not. No one actually knows.

It’s kind of like this whole investigation: There are a lot of questions, even more speculation and hardly any answers.

There hasn’t been enough time to conduct a reliable poll that would indicate how the announcement affects the election. Even polling conducted over the weekend could turn out to be moot, as we learn more about what prompted Comey to reopen an investigation related to Clinton’s emails.

No one has been able to definitively say what Comey’s actions are about ― or if the case ever really closed. It’s so far unknown whether the FBI is looking at anything new, or how Republicans and Democrats will be able to define the matter over the next nine days.

That’s not to mention that many states have already begun voting. Many voters have already cast ballots. Many more will as the incident unfolds.

The earliest indications, however, are that the news isn’t stopping Democrats from getting to the polls. About 7,000 more Democrats participated in early voting on Saturday in North Carolina than did on that day in 2012. Nevada early voting looksremarkably similar to 2012 numbers.

The cable news conventional wisdom has been that Republicans who were unsure about Trump might be more motivated to go out ― either to vote against Clinton, or to vote for Republicans down-ballot as a check against Clinton.

That’s the line from Republicans, at least.

“It’s too soon to have any data,” one national GOP operative told The Huffington Post, “but I do believe this will have an impact, especially with the Republican voters who were on the fence for turning out.”

But again, it’s all conjecture.

“Honestly, it’s a little early to tell,” said a GOP official doing field work. “Real people don’t follow day-to-day as closely as we do. Maybe it ultimately stalls Clinton’s afterburners. But it doesn’t change the fact that her field team is flying circles around the RNC.”

In short, even Republicans don’t think this substantively affects the presidential race ― not when Trump doesn’t have a real get-out-the-vote operation.

Democrats seem to think Clinton’s email issues really haven’t been moving voters anyway.

“People that were going to make decisions based on the Clinton emails already did that,” said a Democratic strategist.

A Democratic Senate operative noted that, in mid-September, when Clinton’s own poll numbers were sagging, “our races remained stable (despite the breathless insistence of the national media otherwise).”

“If she takes a hit now, our races can stay steady again,” the operative predicted.

And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit.

As that same operative noted, no one knows what’s really going on with this FBI investigation. “It is looking like a lot of smoke with no fire,” the person said. “It’s also not clear that people will take this as ‘new’ information. They’ve always know there is a thing with the emails.”

Much of the reaction, of course, will depend on what we learn in the coming days from the FBI ― if we learn anything at all.

As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, suggested on Sunday, if this is about reviewing Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s emails, the FBI already did that.

But this isn’t exactly how Clinton or other Democrats wanted to end the 2016 campaign.

RENEGADE FED COULD SWING ELECTIONS

FBI Director James Comey has thrown this presidential election into a royal clusterfuck.

These are the Independents and people vote on the day of an election, it's not just early voting, there's on the day voting also.

New poll: 34 percent 'less likely' to vote for Clinton after new email revelations
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.
 
Interpretation: The truth about Hillary severely hampers her chances of winning, a disaster if you are a Hilly supporter.

Deflect, deflect.
 
New FBI Announcement Could Throw Wrench Into Down-Ballot Races

But no one really knows how revisiting the Clinton email investigation will affect other candidates on the ballot.


A vague announcement from FBI director James Comey on Friday that suggested he was reopening a case against Hillary Clinton may not be enough to save Donald Trump’s electoral chances, but it just may save a number of Republicans down-ballot. Then again, maybe not. No one actually knows.

It’s kind of like this whole investigation: There are a lot of questions, even more speculation and hardly any answers.

There hasn’t been enough time to conduct a reliable poll that would indicate how the announcement affects the election. Even polling conducted over the weekend could turn out to be moot, as we learn more about what prompted Comey to reopen an investigation related to Clinton’s emails.

No one has been able to definitively say what Comey’s actions are about ― or if the case ever really closed. It’s so far unknown whether the FBI is looking at anything new, or how Republicans and Democrats will be able to define the matter over the next nine days.

That’s not to mention that many states have already begun voting. Many voters have already cast ballots. Many more will as the incident unfolds.

The earliest indications, however, are that the news isn’t stopping Democrats from getting to the polls. About 7,000 more Democrats participated in early voting on Saturday in North Carolina than did on that day in 2012. Nevada early voting looksremarkably similar to 2012 numbers.

The cable news conventional wisdom has been that Republicans who were unsure about Trump might be more motivated to go out ― either to vote against Clinton, or to vote for Republicans down-ballot as a check against Clinton.

That’s the line from Republicans, at least.

“It’s too soon to have any data,” one national GOP operative told The Huffington Post, “but I do believe this will have an impact, especially with the Republican voters who were on the fence for turning out.”

But again, it’s all conjecture.

“Honestly, it’s a little early to tell,” said a GOP official doing field work. “Real people don’t follow day-to-day as closely as we do. Maybe it ultimately stalls Clinton’s afterburners. But it doesn’t change the fact that her field team is flying circles around the RNC.”

In short, even Republicans don’t think this substantively affects the presidential race ― not when Trump doesn’t have a real get-out-the-vote operation.

Democrats seem to think Clinton’s email issues really haven’t been moving voters anyway.

“People that were going to make decisions based on the Clinton emails already did that,” said a Democratic strategist.

A Democratic Senate operative noted that, in mid-September, when Clinton’s own poll numbers were sagging, “our races remained stable (despite the breathless insistence of the national media otherwise).”

“If she takes a hit now, our races can stay steady again,” the operative predicted.

And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit.

As that same operative noted, no one knows what’s really going on with this FBI investigation. “It is looking like a lot of smoke with no fire,” the person said. “It’s also not clear that people will take this as ‘new’ information. They’ve always know there is a thing with the emails.”

Much of the reaction, of course, will depend on what we learn in the coming days from the FBI ― if we learn anything at all.

As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, suggested on Sunday, if this is about reviewing Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s emails, the FBI already did that.

But this isn’t exactly how Clinton or other Democrats wanted to end the 2016 campaign.

RENEGADE FED COULD SWING ELECTIONS

FBI Director James Comey has thrown this presidential election into a royal clusterfuck.

These are the Independents and people vote on the day of an election, it's not just early voting, there's on the day voting also.

New poll: 34 percent 'less likely' to vote for Clinton after new email revelations
Speaking of delusional idiocy, as if on cue…
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.

Except the Independents, but stay in that Hillarybot Bubble if it makes you feel better and helps you to cope.
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.
dont you mean a "red herring ad hoc fallacy?"
 
New FBI Announcement Could Throw Wrench Into Down-Ballot Races

But no one really knows how revisiting the Clinton email investigation will affect other candidates on the ballot.


A vague announcement from FBI director James Comey on Friday that suggested he was reopening a case against Hillary Clinton may not be enough to save Donald Trump’s electoral chances, but it just may save a number of Republicans down-ballot. Then again, maybe not. No one actually knows.

It’s kind of like this whole investigation: There are a lot of questions, even more speculation and hardly any answers.

There hasn’t been enough time to conduct a reliable poll that would indicate how the announcement affects the election. Even polling conducted over the weekend could turn out to be moot, as we learn more about what prompted Comey to reopen an investigation related to Clinton’s emails.

No one has been able to definitively say what Comey’s actions are about ― or if the case ever really closed. It’s so far unknown whether the FBI is looking at anything new, or how Republicans and Democrats will be able to define the matter over the next nine days.

That’s not to mention that many states have already begun voting. Many voters have already cast ballots. Many more will as the incident unfolds.

The earliest indications, however, are that the news isn’t stopping Democrats from getting to the polls. About 7,000 more Democrats participated in early voting on Saturday in North Carolina than did on that day in 2012. Nevada early voting looksremarkably similar to 2012 numbers.

The cable news conventional wisdom has been that Republicans who were unsure about Trump might be more motivated to go out ― either to vote against Clinton, or to vote for Republicans down-ballot as a check against Clinton.

That’s the line from Republicans, at least.

“It’s too soon to have any data,” one national GOP operative told The Huffington Post, “but I do believe this will have an impact, especially with the Republican voters who were on the fence for turning out.”

But again, it’s all conjecture.

“Honestly, it’s a little early to tell,” said a GOP official doing field work. “Real people don’t follow day-to-day as closely as we do. Maybe it ultimately stalls Clinton’s afterburners. But it doesn’t change the fact that her field team is flying circles around the RNC.”

In short, even Republicans don’t think this substantively affects the presidential race ― not when Trump doesn’t have a real get-out-the-vote operation.

Democrats seem to think Clinton’s email issues really haven’t been moving voters anyway.

“People that were going to make decisions based on the Clinton emails already did that,” said a Democratic strategist.

A Democratic Senate operative noted that, in mid-September, when Clinton’s own poll numbers were sagging, “our races remained stable (despite the breathless insistence of the national media otherwise).”

“If she takes a hit now, our races can stay steady again,” the operative predicted.

And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit.

As that same operative noted, no one knows what’s really going on with this FBI investigation. “It is looking like a lot of smoke with no fire,” the person said. “It’s also not clear that people will take this as ‘new’ information. They’ve always know there is a thing with the emails.”

Much of the reaction, of course, will depend on what we learn in the coming days from the FBI ― if we learn anything at all.

As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, suggested on Sunday, if this is about reviewing Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s emails, the FBI already did that.

But this isn’t exactly how Clinton or other Democrats wanted to end the 2016 campaign.

RENEGADE FED COULD SWING ELECTIONS

FBI Director James Comey has thrown this presidential election into a royal clusterfuck.

These are the Independents and people vote on the day of an election, it's not just early voting, there's on the day voting also.

New poll: 34 percent 'less likely' to vote for Clinton after new email revelations
Speaking of delusional idiocy, as if on cue…
you show up.....
 
New FBI Announcement Could Throw Wrench Into Down-Ballot Races

But no one really knows how revisiting the Clinton email investigation will affect other candidates on the ballot.


A vague announcement from FBI director James Comey on Friday that suggested he was reopening a case against Hillary Clinton may not be enough to save Donald Trump’s electoral chances, but it just may save a number of Republicans down-ballot. Then again, maybe not. No one actually knows.

It’s kind of like this whole investigation: There are a lot of questions, even more speculation and hardly any answers.

There hasn’t been enough time to conduct a reliable poll that would indicate how the announcement affects the election. Even polling conducted over the weekend could turn out to be moot, as we learn more about what prompted Comey to reopen an investigation related to Clinton’s emails.

No one has been able to definitively say what Comey’s actions are about ― or if the case ever really closed. It’s so far unknown whether the FBI is looking at anything new, or how Republicans and Democrats will be able to define the matter over the next nine days.

That’s not to mention that many states have already begun voting. Many voters have already cast ballots. Many more will as the incident unfolds.

The earliest indications, however, are that the news isn’t stopping Democrats from getting to the polls. About 7,000 more Democrats participated in early voting on Saturday in North Carolina than did on that day in 2012. Nevada early voting looksremarkably similar to 2012 numbers.

The cable news conventional wisdom has been that Republicans who were unsure about Trump might be more motivated to go out ― either to vote against Clinton, or to vote for Republicans down-ballot as a check against Clinton.

That’s the line from Republicans, at least.

“It’s too soon to have any data,” one national GOP operative told The Huffington Post, “but I do believe this will have an impact, especially with the Republican voters who were on the fence for turning out.”

But again, it’s all conjecture.

“Honestly, it’s a little early to tell,” said a GOP official doing field work. “Real people don’t follow day-to-day as closely as we do. Maybe it ultimately stalls Clinton’s afterburners. But it doesn’t change the fact that her field team is flying circles around the RNC.”

In short, even Republicans don’t think this substantively affects the presidential race ― not when Trump doesn’t have a real get-out-the-vote operation.

Democrats seem to think Clinton’s email issues really haven’t been moving voters anyway.

“People that were going to make decisions based on the Clinton emails already did that,” said a Democratic strategist.

A Democratic Senate operative noted that, in mid-September, when Clinton’s own poll numbers were sagging, “our races remained stable (despite the breathless insistence of the national media otherwise).”

“If she takes a hit now, our races can stay steady again,” the operative predicted.

And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit.

As that same operative noted, no one knows what’s really going on with this FBI investigation. “It is looking like a lot of smoke with no fire,” the person said. “It’s also not clear that people will take this as ‘new’ information. They’ve always know there is a thing with the emails.”

Much of the reaction, of course, will depend on what we learn in the coming days from the FBI ― if we learn anything at all.

As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, suggested on Sunday, if this is about reviewing Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s emails, the FBI already did that.

But this isn’t exactly how Clinton or other Democrats wanted to end the 2016 campaign.

RENEGADE FED COULD SWING ELECTIONS

FBI Director James Comey has thrown this presidential election into a royal clusterfuck.

These are the Independents and people vote on the day of an election, it's not just early voting, there's on the day voting also.

New poll: 34 percent 'less likely' to vote for Clinton after new email revelations
Speaking of delusional idiocy, as if on cue…

"Speaking of delusional idiocy, as if on cue…"

Clayton you shouldn't refer to yourself in this way, but I congratulate you for being on cue.

Being punctual is very important :thup:
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.

She's already taking a hit, loon.
 
ANOTHER one, Lakhota?!

'It's Comey's fault.'
'It's Trump's fault.'
'It's the fed's fault.'

You libs are deathly allergic to 'personal accountability'.

The only one to blame is HILLARY CLINTON!
 
New FBI Announcement Could Throw Wrench Into Down-Ballot Races

But no one really knows how revisiting the Clinton email investigation will affect other candidates on the ballot.


A vague announcement from FBI director James Comey on Friday that suggested he was reopening a case against Hillary Clinton may not be enough to save Donald Trump’s electoral chances, but it just may save a number of Republicans down-ballot. Then again, maybe not. No one actually knows.

It’s kind of like this whole investigation: There are a lot of questions, even more speculation and hardly any answers.

There hasn’t been enough time to conduct a reliable poll that would indicate how the announcement affects the election. Even polling conducted over the weekend could turn out to be moot, as we learn more about what prompted Comey to reopen an investigation related to Clinton’s emails.

No one has been able to definitively say what Comey’s actions are about ― or if the case ever really closed. It’s so far unknown whether the FBI is looking at anything new, or how Republicans and Democrats will be able to define the matter over the next nine days.

That’s not to mention that many states have already begun voting. Many voters have already cast ballots. Many more will as the incident unfolds.

The earliest indications, however, are that the news isn’t stopping Democrats from getting to the polls. About 7,000 more Democrats participated in early voting on Saturday in North Carolina than did on that day in 2012. Nevada early voting looksremarkably similar to 2012 numbers.

The cable news conventional wisdom has been that Republicans who were unsure about Trump might be more motivated to go out ― either to vote against Clinton, or to vote for Republicans down-ballot as a check against Clinton.

That’s the line from Republicans, at least.

“It’s too soon to have any data,” one national GOP operative told The Huffington Post, “but I do believe this will have an impact, especially with the Republican voters who were on the fence for turning out.”

But again, it’s all conjecture.

“Honestly, it’s a little early to tell,” said a GOP official doing field work. “Real people don’t follow day-to-day as closely as we do. Maybe it ultimately stalls Clinton’s afterburners. But it doesn’t change the fact that her field team is flying circles around the RNC.”

In short, even Republicans don’t think this substantively affects the presidential race ― not when Trump doesn’t have a real get-out-the-vote operation.

Democrats seem to think Clinton’s email issues really haven’t been moving voters anyway.

“People that were going to make decisions based on the Clinton emails already did that,” said a Democratic strategist.

A Democratic Senate operative noted that, in mid-September, when Clinton’s own poll numbers were sagging, “our races remained stable (despite the breathless insistence of the national media otherwise).”

“If she takes a hit now, our races can stay steady again,” the operative predicted.

And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit.

As that same operative noted, no one knows what’s really going on with this FBI investigation. “It is looking like a lot of smoke with no fire,” the person said. “It’s also not clear that people will take this as ‘new’ information. They’ve always know there is a thing with the emails.”

Much of the reaction, of course, will depend on what we learn in the coming days from the FBI ― if we learn anything at all.

As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, suggested on Sunday, if this is about reviewing Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s emails, the FBI already did that.

But this isn’t exactly how Clinton or other Democrats wanted to end the 2016 campaign.

RENEGADE FED COULD SWING ELECTIONS

FBI Director James Comey has thrown this presidential election into a royal clusterfuck.

The world will know soon, but of course Hillarybots you should still vote on your election day, don't forget to go and vote and the date for your voting is.

Nov-9-Crossref-Webinar-Open-Access-Publishers.jpg
 
Renegade Fed Could Swing Elections

By possibly telling the truth? Gee, wouldn't want that now would we.

I do find it amusing, however, that you loons actually believe the Obama administration would allow anything that could sink this election for the next Democrat administration to be released.
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.

She's already taking a hit, loon.

She's still leading in 90% of the polls, so not really.
 
Yes, vote Libs...elect Hillary President...and make the Clintons the 1st Presidential couple who both get Impeached.

:p

...and Hillary the 1st to go to prison.

:p
 
"And that’s assuming Clinton does take a hit."

Which she won’t.

No one planning on voting for Clinton to keep the likes of Trump out of the WH is going to change his vote and vote for Trump – the notion is delusional idiocy.

She's already taking a hit, loon.

She's still leading in 90% of the polls, so not really.

Meh, pay attention for once and stop thinking you know it all. The damn polls were over sampled
 
34 percent 'less likely' to vote for Clinton after new email revelations

You realize that the relevance of "34% less likely" attestation is wholly dependent on how likely the respondents were to vote for Mrs. Clinton before the "email revelations."

Aside:
The story to which you linked isn't unbiased in its presentation of facts (neither statement is inaccurate). Two statements from the story, both at the start of the story:
  • "A poll released Sunday shows more than 30 percent of likely voters say they are less inclined to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after revelations Friday about the FBI reviewing newly-discovered emails potentially related to Clinton's tenure as secretary of state."
  • "the poll found 34 percent of the respondents were “less likely” to vote for Clinton "
I point this out only because the bias of "pile on" style of information presentation prejudices readers', and that, in light of the "before and after" nature of data reported, to mention only the "before" or only the "after" is of no conclusive value unless the unsaid starting/ending data point is either 0% or 100%.
 

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