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Hillary Clinton may have beat the FBI, but it appears that James Comey’s statement, coupled with his testimony, is hurting her candidacy. As NBC News reports:
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump narrowed to 3 points this week after several days of controversy following FBI Director James Comey’s recommendation that no criminal charges be brought against the former secretary of state over her use of a private email server.
While the developments are certainly good news for the Clinton campaign, Comey’s critical statement on Clinton’s handling of the matter was not positive. Clinton’s lead over Trump has deteriorated in the past couple weeks since her lead peaked two weeks ago.
A strong majority of voters (82 percent) agreed that it was inappropriate for Clinton to use a personal email server during her tenure as secretary of state. A smaller majority — 56 percent — also said they disagreed with Comey’s recommendation that Clinton not be prosecuted for use of the server.
These results are according to the latest from the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll conducted online from July 4 through July 10, 2016. Survey questions pertaining to Clinton’s email controversy were added following Comey’s announcement.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Donald Trump’s candidacy has resonated with voters in large part because many believe the political class in this country is ineffective, out of touch, and unaccountable. When James Comey spelled that out, it reinforced what Trump has been saying all along. As AAN contributor Kevin Boyd wrote at Rare:
2016 is already the year of populism. Trump makes the argument that “the system is rigged.” He’s hoping he can use that argument to reach out to Bernie Sanders supporters, Republicans who are reluctant to embrace him, and Americans who don’t normally vote.
It’s nearly impossible for Hillary Clinton, who is the embodiment of political power, to effectively counter Trump on this front. It’s a message that is resonating with Americans of nearly every political persuasion.
Most importantly for Trump, he has a way to prevent this election from being a referendum on him. If this election is a referendum on Trump, he loses. The American people are still largely a fundamentally decent people and Trump is a vile man. The less this election is about Trump, the better for him.
While Hillary Clinton won’t have to worry about going to prison, the FBI’s decision could end up costing her yet.
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