As I said on Friday, last week was a rough one for Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee. A Q-poll of voters in the swing states of Colorado, Virginia and Iowa showed her
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She's at (37/56) favorable vs. unfavorable in Iowa, and (37/57) in New Hampshire. Todd also called Friday's news that two Inspectors General have requested a DOJ investigation into Hillary's improper email server and usage "incredibly significant." MSM tastemaker Mark Halperin agreed, casting the development as a "disaster" for her campaign -- if a criminal probe moves forward:
In this clip, Halperin and his co-host outline the Clinton camp's response to the New York Times' reporting, which has entailed quite a lot of highly Clintonian parsing. It's unclear whether the IG referrals to DOJ were explicitly criminal in nature, or if that determination has not yet been made -- plus, the investigation may focus on 'those responsible' for Hillary's emails, not necessarily Hillary herself. It's worth noting that Hillary ordered the (
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— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 25, 2015Any gov't employee with a 10% spillage rate would be fired immediately and have their life turned upside down looking for other spills.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 25, 2015With Team Hillary's 'deflect, deny, distract' machine firing on all cylinders, Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau tries the focus people's attention on two core facts:
Two facts:
1. Clinton email situation referred to FBI counterintelligence for investigation
2. IG review: Clinton sent classified material
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) July 25, 2015Exactly. Frustrated by stonewalling, two IGs referred the matter of Hillary Clinton's improper email usage to the DOJ for an investigation, which evidently involves the FBI's counterintelligence division -- and in direct contradiction of her pervious assertions, she did use her private server and account(s) to share classified materials. As she is
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HRC mentions "those guys on the other side." Then says, "They're all guys, btw." Then pauses. "Oh. There's one woman. I forgot about that."
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) July 26, 2015Ahem. Isn't the Democratic field…"all guys," and one woman? And all lily-white, I might add, since identity politics is so terribly important to these people. Pretending to forget about Carly Fiornia's existence was a nice touch, by the way. As it happens, Fiorina appears to be gaining steam with the GOP electorate, and deservedly so.
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