Carlos Danger wrote:I will take credit for the defeat of Hillary. If it had not been for the computer discovered by the FBI at my humble abode, there would have been no additional evidence. Whether or not Comey announced anything, the press was going to eat up the story and so it is I who made all the difference. Some say this and some say that, but I know the truth, for I am Carlos Danger!
Okay, I'll give credit where credit is due. Bernie Sanders tried to suggest that the DNC was out of touch with mainstream America, but clearly considering that Clinton won the popular vote, that is not the issue. She was twelve percent up before Comey's announcement and it was down to two points a few days later. It's ridiculous to deny that Comey's announcement had no impact, but like you say there probably would have been an impact whether he announced the finding or not since the press would have still covered the discovery of the additional undisclosed computer and would have speculated like crazy about the FBI reopening the investigation which could have potentially been even more damaging to Clinton. The key event, as you so eloquently point out, is the discovery of the computer in your humble abode.