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Warren DeMontague

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13. No, it pretty clearly states that the Comey letter took the wind out of her campaign's sails and

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 05:28 PM

Apr 2017

lopped a few percentage points off her numbers, enough to make the difference- and states that Comey's "exoneration", what, 72 hours later only had the effect of, paradoxically, enraging Trump supporters and driving them to the polls- so it just made it worse, according to the internal polling or data.

One point the book made that had completely escaped me- because October was such a fucked up, crazy month-- the information about Russian involvement came out on the same day as the pussygrabbing tape. So while we were all like "holy shit he's done" oddly enough the timing of the release had the effect of drowning out this other potentially earth-shattering piece of data.

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Shattered or Contorted? What a New Book Gets Wrong about the Clinton Campaign [View all] stevenleser Apr 2017 OP

"Shattered," Sowing Discord and Discontent! Cary Apr 2017 #1

Agreed. I'm just glad we now have a senior staffer on record correcting the lies. stevenleser Apr 2017 #2

It's amazing how the radical left has no problem coopting tactics of the radical right Cary Apr 2017 #11

I just finished reading the book, and I have to wonder if the critics read the same one. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #3

thanks for the quick overview ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #4

Hmmm, are people who have actually *read* books QC Apr 2017 #5

Im sure I will find out. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #6

Thanks Warren! I didn't want to pick it up myself. librechik Apr 2017 #10

What did it say about the Comey letter and Russian meddling? stevenleser Apr 2017 #7

No, it pretty clearly states that the Comey letter took the wind out of her campaign's sails and Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #13

Thanks for this. Jonathan Allen has written favorably about Hillary in the past OKNancy Apr 2017 #8

If the book ignores Comeys interference and Russian meddling in assigning blame for the loss stevenleser Apr 2017 #9

Crickets to my question? nt stevenleser Apr 2017 #12

I think I keep different hours than you, Steve. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #14

Thanks for your unbiased summary. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #15