There was a shift in the talking points coming from the Clinton campaign over the Thanksgiving holiday. No one announced it, but the evidence is clear in the mainstream media.
First of all, the Clintonistas are worried about a possible indictment of Hillary. More precisely, they are worried that the FBI will report that there is a basis for an indictment. Whether or not the Department of Justice actually indicts Hillary is up to the Attorney General, so there is less worry there for the Clintonistas. Because of this worry, the campaign is having the mainstream media prepare the field for their defense. In the last three days, I have seen three different articles that refer to James Comey, the director of the FBI, as a Republican. Comey is, indeed, a Republican, although he was appointed director of the FBI by president Obama. These references to Comey's party are quite unusual. In the entire time Comey has been the head of the FBI, I have never seen any other articles that mention Comey's political affiliations, but now there are three in three days. Comey has always been known as an apolitical man who fights for justice and follows the requirements of the law precisely. So why are there suddenly references to Comey's party? The answer is Hillary's defense. You see, if the FBI reports that there is a basis to indict Hillary Clinton, the Clinton campaign wants to be able to claim that Comey is just carrying out a political hit even though there is no real evidence of wrongdoing by Hillary. If people think of Comey as a Republican, that line of defense becomes easier to use successfully.
Second, the Clinton campaign is also worried that the sagging economy will damage Hillary since she is calling for following the Obama economic prescription. Hillary is the "more of the same" candidate when it comes to the economy. As a result, since last Friday I have also seen numerous articles in the mainstream media which discuss how the expected interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve could be a major mistake that will stop America's strong economic growth. This story line is ridiculous. America is not achieving strong economic growth or anything close to that. Further, an increase of one quarter of one percent by the Fed, as expected, is something that will have little if any effect on growth. Nevertheless, the Clintonistas are spreading the story that the fault in the economy lies not with the failed policies of Obama which Clinton wants to continue, but rather with the tiny interest rate rise that the Fed supposedly wants to undertake. The media is preparing the public to accept the argument from Hillary that her policies will work fine and that the problem is with the Fed.
The coordinated effort in the media makes one wonder if Ezra Klein has brought back the "journo-list", that secret website where liberals in the media went to agree how to coordinate their stories to help the Democrats.
First of all, the Clintonistas are worried about a possible indictment of Hillary. More precisely, they are worried that the FBI will report that there is a basis for an indictment. Whether or not the Department of Justice actually indicts Hillary is up to the Attorney General, so there is less worry there for the Clintonistas. Because of this worry, the campaign is having the mainstream media prepare the field for their defense. In the last three days, I have seen three different articles that refer to James Comey, the director of the FBI, as a Republican. Comey is, indeed, a Republican, although he was appointed director of the FBI by president Obama. These references to Comey's party are quite unusual. In the entire time Comey has been the head of the FBI, I have never seen any other articles that mention Comey's political affiliations, but now there are three in three days. Comey has always been known as an apolitical man who fights for justice and follows the requirements of the law precisely. So why are there suddenly references to Comey's party? The answer is Hillary's defense. You see, if the FBI reports that there is a basis to indict Hillary Clinton, the Clinton campaign wants to be able to claim that Comey is just carrying out a political hit even though there is no real evidence of wrongdoing by Hillary. If people think of Comey as a Republican, that line of defense becomes easier to use successfully.
Second, the Clinton campaign is also worried that the sagging economy will damage Hillary since she is calling for following the Obama economic prescription. Hillary is the "more of the same" candidate when it comes to the economy. As a result, since last Friday I have also seen numerous articles in the mainstream media which discuss how the expected interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve could be a major mistake that will stop America's strong economic growth. This story line is ridiculous. America is not achieving strong economic growth or anything close to that. Further, an increase of one quarter of one percent by the Fed, as expected, is something that will have little if any effect on growth. Nevertheless, the Clintonistas are spreading the story that the fault in the economy lies not with the failed policies of Obama which Clinton wants to continue, but rather with the tiny interest rate rise that the Fed supposedly wants to undertake. The media is preparing the public to accept the argument from Hillary that her policies will work fine and that the problem is with the Fed.
The coordinated effort in the media makes one wonder if Ezra Klein has brought back the "journo-list", that secret website where liberals in the media went to agree how to coordinate their stories to help the Democrats.
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