FBI Reviewing Clinton emails news: LATEST - Emails from Weiner investigation

[ShamDam]

Do you guys think it's possible that the Weiner connection will mitigate the damage? Since HE'S the interesting part of the story and not the e-mails themselves?

[ursulahx]

It could be that the only person negatively affected by this news in the end is Comey.

[Wiz in Wis]

Do you guys think it's possible that the Weiner connection will mitigate the damage? Since HE'S the interesting part of the story and not the e-mails themselves?

I think the fact that it's not HRC's emails, but rather Huma's, is the largest mitigating factor.

[ApatheticAustrian]

it seems like everyone is deflated since the topic switched to weiner...and i have no clue at all inf this flies with the general public anyway.

as we know, friday afternoons are information graveyards.

[Mike88]

From Poltico:

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This. Also, the release of that letter by that congressman could also be classified as wrongdoing, right? Isn't illegal to release information about an ongoing investigation?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I'm getting the feeling that this will hurt Hillary but it won't be enough to lose her the presidency.

Unless we see some other major development yes, it won't.

Still, Hillary is likely to enter the Presidency already having sustained major damage.

[Fusionmunster]

Do you guys think it's possible that the Weiner connection will mitigate the damage? Since HE'S the interesting part of the story and not the e-mails themselves?

I personally think(as a Hillary hack) that since this scandal lasted all of 3 hours, damage will be minimal and that when reported, the Weiner angle will get played up.

[Frodo]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

[ApatheticAustrian]

oh, if republicans want to replay gingrich time, let them.

[ursulahx]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

It's a bit silly to make this kind of assumption without seeing (a) any polling data and (b) how the story plays out and is reported over the next 24 hours.

[Crumpets]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

I think more likely Democrats win the Senate, Republicans keep the house, Hillary wins by somewhere between Obama '12 and Obama '08 numbers. You know, basically what everyone has predicted since June.

[Maxwell]

I'm getting the feeling that this will hurt Hillary but it won't be enough to lose her the presidency.

Unless we see some other major development yes, it won't.

Still, Hillary is likely to enter the Presidency already having sustained major damage.

we kinda knew whoever was going to win the White House was going to enter it as damaged goods.

[Fargobison]

I'm getting the feeling that this will hurt Hillary but it won't be enough to lose her the presidency. Question is though, does it help the republicans bigly in the senate races? This might not be as bad as I first thought (Trump president), but it's still not good...

Definitely a boost in the senate races for the GOP in my opinion. I think the GOP is back at 50/50 in holding it.

[ursulahx]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

I think more likely Democrats win the Senate, Republicans keep the house, Hillary wins by somewhere between Obama '12 and Obama '08 numbers. You know, basically what everyone has predicted since June.

[Vosem]

This election is like a brick to the head.

I'm getting the feeling that this will hurt Hillary but it won't be enough to lose her the presidency. Question is though, does it help the republicans bigly in the senate races? This might not be as bad as I first thought (Trump president), but it's still not good...

God willing, it hurts Hillary enough to get people to switch over to Senate Republicans en masse and nul to switch to Trump.

[Oakvale]

Deeply confused as to the idiotic #analysis that leads to "this bizarre episode is good news for random Senate Republicans but not for Hillary Clinton's opponent".

[ApatheticAustrian]

Clinton spokesman @brianefallon calls on FBI Director Comey to hold another press conference if necessary to release more info to the public
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/792106653160239104

[Fusionmunster]

Clinton spokesman @brianefallon calls on FBI Director Comey to hold another press conference if necessary to release more info to the public
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/792106653160239104

He needs to.

[Fargobison]

Deeply confused as to the idiotic #analysis that leads to "this bizarre episode is good news for random Senate Republicans but not for Hillary Clinton's opponent".

It helps Trump a bit but he is running behind a lot of these GOP senate candidates.

[PresidentSamTilden]

Deeply confused as to the idiotic #analysis that leads to "this bizarre episode is good news for random Senate Republicans but not for Hillary Clinton's opponent".

It helps Trump a bit but he is running behind a lot of these GOP senate candidates.

Exactly

[DrScholl]

This election is like a brick to the head.

I'm getting the feeling that this will hurt Hillary but it won't be enough to lose her the presidency. Question is though, does it help the republicans bigly in the senate races? This might not be as bad as I first thought (Trump president), but it's still not good...

God willing, it hurts Hillary enough to get people to switch over to Senate Republicans en masse and nul to switch to Trump.

God is not going help unclean spirits.

[Frodo]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

It's a bit silly to make this kind of assumption without seeing (a) any polling data and (b) how the story plays out and is reported over the next 24 hours.

Granted I am venting my frustration, but even if you look at this story in the cold light of logic, this won't play well for the Clinton campaign and congressional Democrats.  It remains to be seen how much damage this story will cause.

[ApatheticAustrian]

it is mindboggling for me that such an abstract matter would influence senate seats.

[DrScholl]

For heaven's sake, this damn stupid story only matters to the crazy nuts and Nazis already voting for Trump. These were not even Clinton's emails or on her server and the FBI Director is likely going to be the one in trouble, not Hillary Clinton.

[ursulahx]

So Republicans keep both houses of Congress, Hillary wins but only in a nail-biter, enabling Trumpistas to semi-plausibly claim that the system and the elections is rigged,making her a lame duck on Day 1.

Wonderful.  

It's a bit silly to make this kind of assumption without seeing (a) any polling data and (b) how the story plays out and is reported over the next 24 hours.

Granted I am venting my frustration, but even if you look at this story in the cold light of logic, this won't play well for the Clinton campaign and congressional Democrats.  It remains to be seen how much damage this story will cause.

That's right, it remains to be seen. Instead you jumped to the worst possible conclusion.

Look, I'm not saying this news didn't make me nervous as well, of course it did. But I've been round this block enough times to know that you have to watch how big the ripples are from each splash before you start panicking. Quite often those ripples aren't as big as they first seem (this was even true of the Access Hollywood tape).