See, this is the mistake Democrats made then, and are still making now, and you don't even see it.
It's not about proving she did anything wrong. It's about controlling the narrative, and tagging the candidate with a vaguely foreign-sounding city where something bad happened to American heroes. Conservative success is measured in the number of times she felt the need to talk about Benghazi.
You think Hillary played it perfectly, because you followed the testimony and the reports and looked at the evidence that cleared her of any wrongdoing. But voters in Michigan and Ohio heard "Hillary Benghazi failure death."
She didn't do anything wrong, but she allowed it to be a distraction from the campaign. She spent time arguing with republicans like a bull chasing rodeo clowns. She was knocked off message too much, and she put too much faith in reasonable Americans to make a responsible choice.
If she had played it perfectly, we wouldn't even associate her name with the attack. American voters are stupid, and it's time Democrats stopped pretending they're not.
Edit to add, this is something I think Biden is doing well. He's standing by his son, but not addressing any of the nonsense directly. Biden's message could be a bit clearer, but the current theme is that he's in charge and he's doing well. The economy is recovering, our international influence is strong, and he's ready to continue fighting for Americans against morons and malarkey. I hope he continues to hone his message, and wins another four years, because I honestly couldn't take another four years of Trump or Desantis.
I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Hillary never raised the issue if Benghazi voluntary at all. She was investigated by Congress, and instead of making it an issue by refusing to cooperate, she defused it by testifying for hours and hours.
Right, my mistake, Hillary won in 2016 and President Trump never happened.
You know the saying about wrestling with a pig? You get muddy and the pig likes it. Associating Hillary with Benghazi made it easier to tag her with the emails, and although 90% of voters couldn't tell you what emails or find Benghazi on a map, that's two scandals for Clinton. That's a trend, almost. Do we really want four years of Clinton scandals? Hillary Benghazi death failure scandal emails cuckold weak corrupt sad vagina swamp. It's like a demented word cloud for disinterested voters, and Democrats are still confused about how it happened.
It happened because Hillary trust the voters to pay attention. She sat for the committee and answered every one of their questions with poise and tenacity, and all the voters saw was Hillary at a table in front of Congress looking weak. The Democrats released a full report clearing Hillary of all wrongdoing in the attack, but who trusts what a politician says? All politicians are liars, and at least with Trump you know he's a slimy liar going into it. Of course she never raised the scandals voluntarily, but the amount of time she spent defending against them shows how weak and not in control she was during the campaign. She wasn't on trial, she was fighting for the position of leader of the free world. What she can prove doesn't matter even a little.
Hillary failed in many ways during the 2016 election. The Democrats around her failed in many ways. Democrats have been making the same mistakes for 40+ years, and the pattern is so predictable that Trump was able to exploit it and run the country for four years. I'm hoping that we don't see it happen again.
Hillary's campaign in general was a train wreck, which is why she lost.
But it had nothing to do with Benghazi.
Aaand scene. Thanks for playing the part of the hapless democrat who learns nothing and continues to wonder why things don't get better.
I agree. The Dems should lean into it and go full Dark Brandon. Meme the hell outta Hunter’s penis. “Here’s $10,000 for students loans, and a pic of my sons dick, eff the Supreme Court.”
I'm sorry, but you've done a shoddy analysis here.
Well you convinced me with your thorough "nuh-uh."
See, this is the mistake Democrats made then, and are still making now, and you don't even see it.
It's not about proving she did anything wrong. It's about controlling the narrative, and tagging the candidate with a vaguely foreign-sounding city where something bad happened to American heroes. Conservative success is measured in the number of times she felt the need to talk about Benghazi.
You think Hillary played it perfectly, because you followed the testimony and the reports and looked at the evidence that cleared her of any wrongdoing. But voters in Michigan and Ohio heard "Hillary Benghazi failure death."
She didn't do anything wrong, but she allowed it to be a distraction from the campaign. She spent time arguing with republicans like a bull chasing rodeo clowns. She was knocked off message too much, and she put too much faith in reasonable Americans to make a responsible choice.
If she had played it perfectly, we wouldn't even associate her name with the attack. American voters are stupid, and it's time Democrats stopped pretending they're not.
Edit to add, this is something I think Biden is doing well. He's standing by his son, but not addressing any of the nonsense directly. Biden's message could be a bit clearer, but the current theme is that he's in charge and he's doing well. The economy is recovering, our international influence is strong, and he's ready to continue fighting for Americans against morons and malarkey. I hope he continues to hone his message, and wins another four years, because I honestly couldn't take another four years of Trump or Desantis.
I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Hillary never raised the issue if Benghazi voluntary at all. She was investigated by Congress, and instead of making it an issue by refusing to cooperate, she defused it by testifying for hours and hours.
Right, my mistake, Hillary won in 2016 and President Trump never happened.
You know the saying about wrestling with a pig? You get muddy and the pig likes it. Associating Hillary with Benghazi made it easier to tag her with the emails, and although 90% of voters couldn't tell you what emails or find Benghazi on a map, that's two scandals for Clinton. That's a trend, almost. Do we really want four years of Clinton scandals? Hillary Benghazi death failure scandal emails cuckold weak corrupt sad vagina swamp. It's like a demented word cloud for disinterested voters, and Democrats are still confused about how it happened.
It happened because Hillary trust the voters to pay attention. She sat for the committee and answered every one of their questions with poise and tenacity, and all the voters saw was Hillary at a table in front of Congress looking weak. The Democrats released a full report clearing Hillary of all wrongdoing in the attack, but who trusts what a politician says? All politicians are liars, and at least with Trump you know he's a slimy liar going into it. Of course she never raised the scandals voluntarily, but the amount of time she spent defending against them shows how weak and not in control she was during the campaign. She wasn't on trial, she was fighting for the position of leader of the free world. What she can prove doesn't matter even a little.
Hillary failed in many ways during the 2016 election. The Democrats around her failed in many ways. Democrats have been making the same mistakes for 40+ years, and the pattern is so predictable that Trump was able to exploit it and run the country for four years. I'm hoping that we don't see it happen again.
Hillary's campaign in general was a train wreck, which is why she lost.
But it had nothing to do with Benghazi.
Aaand scene. Thanks for playing the part of the hapless democrat who learns nothing and continues to wonder why things don't get better.
I agree. The Dems should lean into it and go full Dark Brandon. Meme the hell outta Hunter’s penis. “Here’s $10,000 for students loans, and a pic of my sons dick, eff the Supreme Court.”
I'm sorry, but you've done a shoddy analysis here.
Well you convinced me with your thorough "nuh-uh."