2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Mon Oct 31, 2016, 10:56 AM Oct 2016

FBI Review of Clinton Emails Has Little Effect So Far

FBI Review of Clinton Emails Has Little Effect So Far
MEGHAN MCCARTHY | OCTOBER 31, 2016

Donald Trump gained three points against Hillary Clinton in the final days of the presidential campaign, tightening the race before news broke of further federal review of the former secretary of State’s emails.

The numbers did not move after FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Capitol Hill Friday, alerting committee chairmen of an additional review of emails related to the Clinton investigation. Trump gets 39 percent support in a four-way race against Clinton, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green party candidate Jill Stein in the latest Morning Consult and POLITICO poll. Clinton gets 42 percent.

We conducted a second poll hours after Comey’s letter was sent, and found support for both candidates did not move. The polls were conducted online with 1,794 likely voters and 1,772 likely voters, respectively.

https://morningconsult.com/2016/10/31/fbi-review-clinton-emails-little-effect-far/

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FBI Review of Clinton Emails Has Little Effect So Far (Original Post) workinclasszero Oct 2016 OP

Did they conduct a poll to see how many people were totally pissed off? Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #1

I think the whole email thing has been pretty well baked into previous polls. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #2

I am thinking the same as you workinclasszero Oct 2016 #3

Should be interesting the rest of the polls this week Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #4

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)

1. Did they conduct a poll to see how many people were totally pissed off?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 10:59 AM

Oct 2016

The M$M is eating this stuff up and the more airtime for Trumps surrogates the more pissed off I get.

So, where in the hell is Comey. Apparently he's not said another word since his bombshell letter went out.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)

2. I think the whole email thing has been pretty well baked into previous polls.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 11:02 AM

Oct 2016

People who already didn't care enough about the email controversy to change their votes would not be changing them at this point on account of this nothingburger. People who weren't going to vote for her anyhow are still not going to vote for her.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

3. I am thinking the same as you

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 11:06 AM

Oct 2016

Drumpf will not gain from more email BS.

Comey did manage to drag the FBI into the alt right sewer with his Trump favoritism though.

Johnny2X2X

(19,038 posts)

4. Should be interesting the rest of the polls this week

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 11:06 AM

Oct 2016

Preliminary evidence says little to no effect, but I need to see some of the bigger polls. Also, if the narrative stays the same for the next 8 days and Hillary is playing defense that whole time it could erode her support over time.

This was disgraceful by Comey and he needs to be fired and face charges IMO. Our Democracy is built upon having fair and free elections without partisan interference by law enforcement. Sickening.

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