Yah think?
by digby
It’s hard to see this new investigation as anything other than a political move to weaken Democrats heading into the midterm elections and undermine Hillary Rodham Clinton’s potential presidential bid in 2016, especially when Republicans immediately started using the existence of the select committee for fundraising purposes.” – Editorial Board, Concord Monitor 5/8/14
Of course that’s what it is. And the fact that it’s a nakedly partisan move is a feature not a bug. Republican voters like this stuff. A lot. In fact it’s been the life blood of the conservative movement ever since Watergate. (Every Democratic pseudo-scandal is “worse than Watergate” dontcha know?)
It’s always hard to know how the American people on the whole will respond. They’re often unimpressed with these shennanigans. But they are also subject to the notion that they’d be happier if the object of the scandal would just make way for someone else. Serious business to be done etc, etc., let’s just put this behind us. So it often works even though the people don’t believe the scandal is important or even real. They just want the lunacy to end. And that’s how the Republicans win.
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