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There's multiple reasons and that letter is a big one. NWCorona Dec 2016 #1
All things being equal... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #6
Definitely! There's just too much of a backstory for it not to be politically motivated NWCorona Dec 2016 #9
Why he hasn't been investigated about this I don't know. It appears that he was ladjf Dec 2016 #27
If his name was J Edgar Hoover... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #30
If he has a private blackmail file, as Hoover had, that needs to be dealt with as well. nt ladjf Dec 2016 #32
I know why he hasn't been investigated about this.. red dog 1 Dec 2016 #56
As was weasel Chaffetz ... Oct. 28th Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #57
Yet the fact that it was widely known that Russian hacking.. ananda Dec 2016 #41
Most of us... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #50
There was a lot of deflection and diversion. ananda Dec 2016 #68
Ignored by only one side: the GOP. susanna Dec 2016 #76
Perhaps in the war crimes trials that will be held in PatrickforO Dec 2016 #63
This election has caused me to lose much of my sense of civility. If I ever see... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #2
This is all we need to know flamingdem Dec 2016 #3
Here's something we can do now... red dog 1 Dec 2016 #65
Sorry Silver MFM008 Dec 2016 #4
At least he was more cautious in his projections compared to most. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #5
Remember how he was vilified at DU... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #8
I didn't want to believe it either. I thought he might've included too many "junk polls"... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #11
He had to defend his model because he didn't have Hillary at 90%+ like the rest NWCorona Dec 2016 #10
ok MFM008 Dec 2016 #21
I agree, but he didn't have enough to "work with" near the end. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #23
And he was ridiculed on here for doing so. Joe941 Dec 2016 #80
He was ripped here before the election for giving Trump a 30% chance. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #7
Before the twitter storm against Silver on his projections. NWCorona Dec 2016 #13
I remember that too. He seemed to give her a "bump" near the end and... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #15
He doesn't do polls himself. He uses polls provided by others and his program aggregates these polls LisaL Dec 2016 #22
Silver made a fool of himself... he had us all believing his BS. I know so many who thought we had it "in the bag" and didn't bother showing up to vote... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #28
You clearly didn't read 538 at all mythology Dec 2016 #71
One of many responsible, starting with the candidate... though how she lost to a blithering idiot, Nazi racist lunatic, I'll never understand!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #74
He didn't blow it. The polls clearly showed a large undecided block pnwmom Dec 2016 #53
Yes I remember seeing the large 'undecideds' on the road to 270 site and I said if that is true TrekLuver Dec 2016 #69
It's not the letter, it's the oversensationalized overemphasized "News" coverage of it. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #12
I think it was both. Comeys actions were highly unusual to the point NWCorona Dec 2016 #14
I'm not excusing him or his intentions. I think those are pretty clear. How those intentions played JCanete Dec 2016 #16
Yep. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #17
He would have to have known that media was going to do exactly what it did. LisaL Dec 2016 #24
known or hoped, it doesn't matter. It's not like the media is actually a dog you wag, as much JCanete Dec 2016 #26
There would be nothing for it to focus on if Comey didn't send his letter, knowing full well it will LisaL Dec 2016 #29
Exactly, it was intentionally vaguely worded, radius777 Dec 2016 #19
Add to that that FBI knew about the letters at least since early October, from what has been LisaL Dec 2016 #25
The same can be said of his July press conference. He deliberately chose his words StevieM Dec 2016 #38
Agree. It's clear now the July press conf was radius777 Dec 2016 #47
I presume Comey knew full well his letter will result in such news coverage. LisaL Dec 2016 #18
That makes no sense... no letter, no coverage. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #31
Well, exactly. LisaL Dec 2016 #33
No question... Comey should be frog marched out of the building and tried for his crimes!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #34
well holy fuck, you read my comment as defending Comey. How? JCanete Dec 2016 #43
How long did it take you to hear about the water protectors from a mainstream source? JCanete Dec 2016 #45
I see your point and, yes, it's likely the Rethug friendly media would've focused on something else to tRump's benefit. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #70
certainly. not 'almost certainly'. /nt radius777 Dec 2016 #20
Suggestive but by no means definitive. There's no correlation established. ucrdem Dec 2016 #35
The table shows how the votes broke for undecideds during the last week. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #36
Several reasons. Here's one: ucrdem Dec 2016 #40
As noted elsewhere today: yallerdawg Dec 2016 #46
Also suggestive, but even if definitive, it wouldn't account for that 8-pt leap in WI. ucrdem Dec 2016 #51
The RCP polling you are citing... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #59
We've got US senators of both parties calling for investigations into this election. ucrdem Dec 2016 #64
It looks like Silver's 59-30 margin for WI came from the CNN exit polls? Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #62
Silver has been wrong. We'll never know George Eliot Dec 2016 #37
We do know one thing. The email investigation was not being reopened per the letter, and the media still_one Dec 2016 #42
Why am I not surprised that The Hill lapucelle Dec 2016 #60
Actually whe MSNBC grabbed opened a breaking news saying the email investigation had been still_one Dec 2016 #39
Nate who? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #44
I don't about anything Nate Silver says either. Initech Dec 2016 #49
James Comey committed an act of treason. Initech Dec 2016 #48
plus 1 red dog 1 Dec 2016 #54
WHY does that Hatch Act-violating sonofabi*ch still have a job then? n/t CousinIT Dec 2016 #52
Ask Obama that question! red dog 1 Dec 2016 #66
Comey is a criminal..He violated the Hatch Act! red dog 1 Dec 2016 #55
How can someone be one week from the election and wavering between Clinton and Trump??? Roland99 Dec 2016 #58
We need to recognize that most people... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #61
I've certainly met people like that. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #67
They were voters who disliked Clinton but were nervous about Trump. In the end, they decided Midwestern Democrat Dec 2016 #73
Or she could've just use the goddamn government server... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #72
It was perfect timing budkin Dec 2016 #75
i agree, and recognized the disastrous timing at the time-- but there was nothing to be done andym Dec 2016 #77
Seems like timing was picked for maximum impact. LisaL Dec 2016 #79
Yes-- the timing couldn't have been worse-- suppressed the early Democratic leaning vote andym Dec 2016 #82
At time of letter, Trump was getting bashed for comments on women, etc. After FBI letter, Hoyt Dec 2016 #78
The Comey letter did its job.. Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #81
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