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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLooks like this BENGHAZI!!1!11!!1!! thing may be backfiring on the repukes big time
They're giving Hillary a ton of free air time to make them look like the fools they are. This could well carry over into next year.
world wide wally
(21,739 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)I bet she lets it rip tonight when she's back home with Bill and Chelsea.
Vinca
(50,248 posts)No way could I keep a civil tongue in my head. She must go into a soundproof room and scream obscenities during the breaks.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Repeal ACA, chief experts enacting sharia type laws against women, I continue to try to determine how they are useful.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)But their goal is to inflame their base. It really doesn't matter what actually happens in the hearings. The fact that they are fighting Clinton is a plus.
Only about 10% of the electorate is actual "swing voters". They're more-or-less irrelevant. The people each party needs are the "marginally attached voters" that will always vote for one party, but may not always vote.
This circus is for the benefit of Republican-leaning "marginally attached voters". The content of the hearing does not matter. Those voters will be excited due to "we're fighting Clinton!!!"
The same does not apply to Democratic-leaning "marginally attached voters". While the R-leaning voters can be motivated by demonizing Democrats, the D-leaning voters can not be motivated by "Republicans bad!". Instead, they have to be given reasons to vote for a candidate, not against that candidate's opponent.
So no, this isn't going to hurt Republicans. It helps maintain the rage of their voters, while not causing D-leaning independents to be more likely to turnout.
...there trying to get another frustrated outburst out of her so it can be used against her.
However, this does take Benghazi line of questioning in any debate out. She'll have effectively nullified any other arguments.
world wide wally
(21,739 posts)At least these assholes.