Reid: FBI director's letter cost Democrats the election, Senate
This article is about Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid saying the head of the FBI was the reason that Hillary Clinton did not win the election. According to Reid if it weren't for him, not only would Hillary Clinton be president but Democrats would have won at least two more Senate seats. Russian hacking in this election and how the government has been handling it has been in the news a lot lately. Do you believe Reid's allegations? Do you think that one person could have such an impact on the government in general?
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It is obvious that the timing of Comey's actions affected the opinions of some voters. However, I don't know to what extent this impacted the election. Honestly, I didn't think one person can have that much influence, but it looks like he might have. There are a lot of questions that can be asked about this election. Instead of asking "what if," Democrats really should focus on asking "what now."
ReplyDeleteI think that the whole FBI email fiasco and now Russia's intervene definitely played a part in the election process. We can't fully blame Clinton's loss on these things, but I'm sure they impacted voters and had a decent influence. People are very vulnerable to things publicized by the media, and this was prime timing.
ReplyDeleteI think that Comey had some influence on the election, but it is difficult to determine the extent of his influence. Russia would certainly benefit from an incompetent president, but I agree with Ryan that Democrats should focus on what to do moving forward instead of hypothesizing about the past election.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though while the hacking and email scandal played a part in the elections, they can't be blamed entirely. The Democratic Party lost for more reasons than just the hacking and I feel as though they need to take responsibility for it. But regardless of why Clinton lost the election, the Democrats need to start focusing on what's coming up. Nothing is going to change the past.
ReplyDeleteI think that they did tamper with the election, but I don't think it greatly impacted Hillary, for she could have lost anyway. There were other reasons for why Hillary lost. One thing to note though is that we should keep watch on Russia and other people who tampered with the election to make sure something even worse doesn't happen in the future.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely believe the FBI's investigation is to blame for Clinton's loss. While I understand the investigation was necessary, I think it was very poorly timed. The attention on Clinton's minor mistake distracted many voters from realizing that they were voting for an unqualified imbecile to lead the country.
ReplyDeleteIt's impossible to know exactly what would have happened had the Comey not released the letter in question. It's easy to say that Clinton would have won, and while I like to think this is the case, we will never really know. As for if one person can have that much of an impact on the government, my answer is yes. The real question is if one person can have that much of an impact on the American people, and I believe that someone, especially someone in as important of a role as Comey, can have that impact.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this specific allegation is what cost Clinton the election. Throughout the entire campaign, Republicans continuously hit Hillary with allegations and charges from emails to Benghazi. Though the timing of this one was particularly bad, if people stood by Hillary throughout all of the other accusations thrown at her, this one wasn't really different.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many factors that play into the outcome of the election that it is incredibly difficult to pin the outcome on a single person or event. That said, I believe that Reid's allegations have some basis in fact; certainly, many voters were influenced by the FBI email scandal, but I doubt that it was the deciding factor in the election. Though this did change many people's views of Clinton, most of them likely would not have voted for her anyway.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that this sole thing can be attributed to Clinton's loss, but it may have had an impact on voters. How large of impact is not clear, however. It's impossible to pinpoint one event and say that that alone caused Clinton to lose. I don't think that the FBI situation swayed a significantly large group of voters as those probably were not going to vote for her to begin with.
ReplyDeleteI think that the FBI was definitely a major reason Clinton didn't win the election. There were definitely multiple factors that played a role in it, however the investigation had a very bad impact on the election especially because of when it happened.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of critical of this view. Yes, I definitely think that the FBI was responsible to some extent for libel against her directly before the election and therefore the decrease in her popularity. However, I think this has become an all-too-easy excuse for the Democratic Party. Just as with the case of the Russian hacks, it's so easy to blame her loss on external factors. But what about the Democrat's taking responsibility for their actions? How about their mistreatment of Bernie Sanders in the primary? However about Hillary's record on prison reform, or lack thereof?
ReplyDeleteThe FBI was certainly drawlin by releasing all of these statements about investigations and whatnot, but saying that the Democrats would have win the presidency and at least two more senate seats if only this one thing hadn't happened seems like a bit of a cop-out. The Democrats are scrambling for answers as to how they could have so bad underestimated their opposition and I think fingers are starting to be pointed. Heads may roll on the DNC floor, and the tides of change are coming.
ReplyDelete"the tides of change are beckoning" sounds a lot cooler. Pretend I said that.
DeleteI think it's possible that the FBI was a key factor in Hillary's loss, but there's no way to point the election results solely on one thing. I believe the allegations to an extent, but it still seems a little far-fetched. It's just scary because things may have turned out very differently if just a few things were changed.
ReplyDeleteIt is very plausible that the FBI contributed to Hillary Clinton's loss but it would be silly to think this was the one and only cause. One may argue that it was the timing of the investigation, which took place around the time of the election and this one mistake of Clinton's drew unwanted attention to her, drawing voters away and towards Trump's campaign.
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