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In response to
"They could have addressed it better. But would it matter? Vince Foster still gets mentioned -- nm"
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crash davis
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If the campaign had nailed it shut in the early primaries, they'd have the basis to complete discredit Comey now.
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Instead, "regular folks" are seeing this latest iteration and just another layer of the onion being peeled back, rather than a completely separate issue -- which it actually is.
The campaign opted for the strategy of downplaying this as a non-issue. They decided that directly addressing the news reports would only continue the story, so they tried various ways to divert attention.
Had they taken a different strategy and simply nailed the issue shut with a direct acknowledgment and apology from Sec. Clinton on all points raised (say, oh, back in December or January), then the campaign could honestly and directly maintain now -- and even months ago in the past -- that the issue had been put to rest.
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