Reply #9: I think this dings both campaigns

[Tom Rinaldo]

It is legal but intrusive and unpopular to make those calls, and even the Republicans backed off when called on it because people on that list didn't like it. If the Republicans see the importance of respecting New Hampshire voters expectations of privacy if they are on that list (even if that expectation was based on a wrong assumption) than Obama's campaign should also.

Having said that the Clinton campaign put it's foot in it's mouth by making the wrong allegation about the legality of those calls. That was simply inept and blunts a minor side issue that played to their mild advantage and threatens to make it into a minor negative for them instead