2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Before the big clampdown, I'm gonna say this [View all]Rilgin
(787 posts)She did not follow the rules at all. The FOIA was totally ignored. Not just not "followed perfectly". She set up an outside system to evade all rules and regulations that Democrats have fought for regarding transparency. She was only perfect in not following the rules and regulations that provide transparency in their entirety.
The report made that clear and made it clear that she has been outright lying about her emails and server/ The FBI director has also made it clear that she has been lying about the fact that the FBI investigation is a criminal investigation not something called a "security review".
Your phrasing of not "following perfectly" is exactly the problem some of us have with Hillary versus some other candidates. It is spin and not truth and does not give any sense that anyone has learned anything.
We tried to get rid of inherited power when we left the British Empire but apparently its back. You may be right that the democratic administration will try to protect her now that she is the candidate. She may not be indicted and may in fact end up with a promotion despite ignoring the rules. However, that too is part of the problem. We do not need someone who has the instinct to hide her truths from the voters and need someone in office who recognizes why what she did in setting up a non transparent system is so bad.
There is no reason we should be going into the presidential race with a candidate with such high deserved unfavorables. I still think there is a chance that the Republicans will be able to get their unfavorable candidate out of the race although it will be difficult for them. If so, we will be left with a candidate that is the lease liked in modern history by the general electorate against whoever they put up. Right not democrats are very lucky its Trump who seems an even more flawed candidate than Hillary.