New poll has HRC up in AZ by four points…
The latest in the “Final Benghazi reports” has been filed. Expect more in the future.
Again, I should note… no sanctions. No indictments. No recommendations for sanctions or indictments. No talk of sanctions or indictments.
An investigation into Benghazi was necessary. Neither Hillary nor Obama nor Leon Panetta shined in this moment, four people were killed, and the administration was caught flat-footed and confused.
But… to spend more time investigating this than 9/11? JFK? Watergate? And to produce, what, an 800 page book that will have two types of readers: Those who are paid to read the report, and those who are obsessed with this issue?
Well, as far as the election is concerned, yet another “YEAH, THIS IS IT, WE’LL GET HER THIS TIME” moments have passed for the Repubs with absolutely nothing to show for it, again. Congratulations, guys.
Hillary seems to have found her stride. Her rallies with Warren have been special, so much so that I now make her the favorite in the veepstakes. The long awaited Benghazi report will not convert a single person to vote against her, those who think it proves her unworthy have been singing “Hillary Lied, People Died, BENGHAZI!” for years. The percentage of Sanders supporters unwilling to vote for her are going down markedly, and if Warren is picked they will essentially be eliminated. She’s going to have the Murderer’s Row of surrogates: Warren, Sanders, Obama, Bill Clinton. As Trump continues his self-destruction, we’re heading for a blowout wave Godzilla zombie apocalypse election.
Yet another $7M GOP campaign ad, and nothing more.
Yep.
I suppose it would be untoward to point out that the seven million dollars could have been spent, instead, on security upgrades at US embassies and consulates, worldwide…?
When will the next Benghazi committee be holding its first hearings?
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Only if you’re a Republican. 
Besides, they had plenty of free time, what with all that not voting they had to do.
I believe it’s to be a joint “Rolling Stones Farewell Tour/Final Benghazi Investigative Panel” affair, to be rolled out in early October.
I love this phrase, and hope you’re right.
As it happens, Nate Silver says Hillary is now 79% likely to win in November: News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com
Note though that that Ballotpedia poll (performed by ?Evolving Strategies?) is the outlier. You also have Quinnipiac just calling Ohio tied (compared to their Clinton +9) for example. Overall the aggregate has Trump closer in the swing states than in the national numbers.
Quinnipiac University’s last poll has Clinton up by 2 points. Since April she has been ahead in all polls but one - an older Quinnipiac poll.
Nate Silver gives her a 70% chance to win the state as of now.
Huh?
Not sure what is going on at 538 but here’s the actual Quinnipiac poll.
Sorry, but I kind of think of this as good news:
Kaine accepted $160k in gifts over the years. Kaine is boring. Safe, but boring. Anything that makes him less likely is a good thing in my book.
This, of course, is bad:
Dems groan after Bill Clinton shares flight with Loretta Lynch.
WTF, Bill? Couldn’t take another plane?
On the other hand, Hillary is taking the fight to the new potentially open swing states, such as North Carolina. Feeling secure in Blue states, Hillary is taking the fight to states that went R in 2012 but are looking increasingly likely for D’s this time around.
Trump, by the way, is in Maine.
Lastly, Clinton is showing herself on the popular side of the gun control debate as support for gun control measures grow.
3 days since the abortion ruling and Trump has yet to issue a statement.
Ah. Scrolled into the meat more. The two-way is tied and the four-way is Clinton +2 (Clinton 38, Trump 36, Johnson 8, Don’t know/wouldn’t answer 7, wouldn’t vote 6, Stein 3, other 2). Apples to apples, the Ballotpedia poll is a set of two-ways. The RCP rolling average is less than the national lead at Clinton +3 in a two-way (and +2 in the four-way); a result of +9 is an outlier.
Four key states where POTUS can help Hillary: 4 states where Barack Obama can boost Hillary Clinton's campaign
Hillary’s haul in June? Almost $70 million.
$40 mil went to her campaign, $28 mil went downstream.
If Trump releases their numbers, expect it to be after the news cycle winds down for the weekend.
I’m most interested to see just how much the Trump campaign made in those two days of fundraising. They touted $11M over a two-day period for one day’s news cycle, then you miraculously never heard that claim again.
Trump campaign fundraises off media ‘spin’
Now there’s the $3.3M single email thing, something that experts doubt is even possible given Trump’s fundraising handicaps:
Experts: Donald Trump Is Lying About His Fundraising Haul
Here’s my favorite creative math:
Sounds more like $3M online to me, but that’s just me.
I asked the FEC and they said there were no laws against verbal “mendacity” in campaign regulations, even dealing with financial issues. Lying on a filing is another matter, of course.
Remember this is the Hillary thread.
Speaklng of which: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/02/politics/clinton-meets-with-fbi-as-part-of-email-probe/index.html