Access Hollywood tape was realeased too early

[Proud liberal 80]

This week would of been a better time for that tape.

[emulatorloo]

1. No doubt impacted early votes so that is very good.

I have a feeling something else is coming regarding Trump soon

[MANative]

2. I fear it will be too little, too late. :(

I want to see him crushed like the disgusting cockroach that he is, but like those vile creatures, he seems to be made of iron. Makes me sick to my stomach to know that there are people in this country who will actually cast a ballot for that "man."

[meadowlark5]

3. I kind of think there isn't anything else coming

The Russia stuff is pretty alarming yet the FBI is helping by saying there is no connection. Done. Over.

For whatever reason, there is no talk of the newly surfaced info on Tiffany Doe who oversaw the sexual arrangements with underage girls in the lawsuit.

Nothing seems to stick because the media has a laser focus on emails. They're probably tired of this election and probably just want to skate to the end regurgitating things they are familiar with and gets ratings.

[Orrex]

4. Clear, compelling evidence of collusion with foreign power? Ignore it.

Vague, semi-irrelevant emails from sexting zealot not connected to Clinton? WE MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!

[meadowlark5]

6. Yep

Now there are the old FBI files being released on the William J. Clinton foundation from 2000 - so that should keep the media consumed for another 3 days, 24/7.

[davidn3600]

9. What evidence?

The FBI says there is nothing there. The New York Times says there is no connection.

What evidence is there of collusion? If you have a link of a verified source (no conspiracy theory crap), then please share it.

The Clinton campaign says 17 intelligence agencies say the Russians are hacking and interfering in the election. But no one in the campaign and no one in the Obama administration wants to name a single agency that is saying that. So that talk is going to be considered smoke.

Eventually people are going to want to see evidence, not just a "trust me" from someone who polls show has trustability issues. Our government claims they have evidence but don't want to show ua. You're asking voters to have a leap of trust here when their confidence in the government is very low. You need something tangible here...evidence that we can hold in our hands, not just be told exists.

Wikileaks is releasing emails. The emails on Weiners computer are really there. The Access Hollywood video with Trump really exists. We can see all these things. But this Trump-Kremlin connection.....there is no evidence anywhere other than in tabloids and conspiracy theory websites (which DU is not supposed to be).

[Orrex]

11. Perhaps one might be forgiven rhetorical hyperbole on an anonymous discussion forum

The point is that, even setting Russia aside, Trump skates by with all manner of wrongdoing for which there is plenty of evidence, yet the media effectively ignores all of that or dismisses it as hearsay.

But hearsay and rightwing propaganda (the "trustability" issues that you so helpfully catapulted, for example) are sufficient to tar Clinton in the press more or less nonstop.

[Awsi Dooger]

5. Final debate was too far removed from election day

Hillary fares best via direct comparison.

And I have no idea why we haven't used that bus tape in one Hillary ad after another. It can't be allowed to slip to third string.

Bottom line, Hillary's edge was always overestimated because so many right leaning voters indicated they wouldn't vote for Trump. Now they will. Shocking development. I'm always amazed at normalcy.

[lindysalsagal]

7. I disagree. Timing was perfect. His RNC crap wasl already on its way: She had to get it going before

fRump's last dump.

The tape did its job. Too late, and it would have been dismissed as fraudulent, and the pundits couldn't have talked about it for weeks.

[LisaL]

8. Media released it, not the campaign.

As such, campaign had no control over when to release it.

[Cha]

12. Exactly, LisaL.. talk to the media. I think it did affect

early voting and anyone now with an attention span longer than a gnat.

[JI7]

10. disagree. early release was part of why mamy women came forward

And it has been part of the debate.

[BainsBane]

13. Millions of people have already voted

Keep that in mind.

[scheming daemons]

14. incorrect. it was released right before early voting began

so it impacted 100% of the voters.

if released now, 40% of Florida voters would have been out of reach because they already voted.