The fat lady has not yet sung. The FBI just lobbed an
IED into the campaign, a true October surprise. This is tasty fodder for the
GOP opposition anxious to jump to their conclusions.. The House email
investigation is now reopened eleven days before the election, with the FBI
reporting they found more emails that need to be investigated. Whether these
new emails provide proof Clinton intentionally sent classified material and lied
about, unlike the previous findings, is not known since the investigation has
just started. If it is like the FBI’s previous meticulous investigation, we
will not know until well after the election. Until then, expect GOP political
operatives to act as jury, judge, and hangman. Donald Trump’s rally audiences will raise
their chant of ‘lock her up’ with even greater lynch mob fervor now. In the
meantime, FBI director Comey indicated in his announcement “the FBI does
not yet know if the new material in question is "significant." The results could be or could not be the same
as with the earlier investigated emails.
Whether
this will influence voters who have not voted already or have made up their
minds because of other issues, is yet to be seen. Both candidates have legal clouds hanging
over them, now, though Clinton’s cloud is more threatening because the accusations
could concern a crime. Donald Trump’s suit against him that he committed civil
fraud regarding Trump University goes to trial after the election.
What is also yet unknown is voter turnout.
Both major party campaigns believe that
unless their supporters actually vote instead of just answering polls, they
could lose. According to Bloomberg News, insiders in the Trump campaign are
trying to “suppress” the Clinton vote by last minute reminders of her negatives
so that voters just leave that line on the ballot blank. This FBI action can
help the voter suppression effort. The Clinton camp is also concerned that the
media reports that she has the race already won, some will not make the effort
to get their ballots in. Many a race has been lost or won by a vote or two in each precinct.
Colorado is still considered a swing state.
The only poll that counts on election-day is the actual vote.
Only 4% of African Americans polled also
supported Donald Trump. Many expressed they were insulted by Trump’s negative
broad brush painting of their lives. A majority of Hispanics believe Trump is
even hostile to themselves and their concerns. In Colorado Hispanics make up 14.5% of
eligible voters, enough to swing the outcome if they turn out to vote.
The FBI's reopened investigation will probably
eclipse stories concerning Wikileaks and Obamacare .. Wikileaks’ release of
hacked emails so far only reinforced existing negative opinions
about Clinton. The Obamacare premium hikes
had become a hot topic deceptively spun.Trump supporters made it sound like everyone’s premiums were going up 20%.
Wrong. Only a small percentage of
consumers will be affected. Get your
insurance from your employer, a subsidy (tax credit; premium assistance) from
Connect for Health Colorado exchange with over 85,000 customers, Medicare, or
Medicaid, or military related providers? Obamacare premium increases will not cause
your rates to increase. Those impacted with be those who make too much money to
qualify for subsidies and who buy insurance through Connect for Health Colorado
or other state exchanges. Congress than
fix that problem if they want.
http://www.pewhispanic.org/interactives/mapping-the-latino-electorate-by-state/
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/fbi-reopens-clinton-email-server-investigation-230454
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/fbi-reopens-clinton-email-server-investigation-230454
http://khn.org/news/health-insurance-across-state-lines/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/briefing-amid-price-hikes-where-obamacare-stands-161900023.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb
https://www.yahoo.com/news/briefing-amid-price-hikes-where-obamacare-stands-161900023.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb
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