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In reply to the discussion: FOX: FBI has recoved ALL of Clinton's emails from wiped Server [View all]thesquanderer
(11,953 posts)To some extent, I agree with you... most people's minds are made up in terms of whether or not they like Hillary or are intending to vote for her, and one "scandal" more or less (real or not) isn't going to change their minds.
BUT... There are a certain percentage of Dem primary/caucus goers who prefer Hillary in large measure because they think she's more electable in November. (Many of us disagree that that she'd be more electable, but that's not the issue here.) This group may rethink their primary/caucus vote if they see this as a serious issue that could effect her ability to beat the Repubican nominee (whether or not it actually is), and start to think that maybe her nomination would more likely lead to a loss.
And that might actually be the case. If she gets the nomination, there are many independent voters who are having a tough time choosing between candidates they don't like (i.e. polls show her beating Trump and other Republicans nationally despite the fact that she has a higher-than-50% unfavorability rating in the general voting population). To some of these people who are trying to choose the lesser of two evils, maybe there is "one more scandal" that breaks the camel's back, if something ends up being seen as something really serious, or possibly even criminal.