Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by masondixon on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:34AM
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> (1) investigation is not the same as conviction, and
No.
> (2) that repeating the phrase "crooked Hillary" ceaselessly is a marketing tactic
Yes.
> designed to encourage a belief that Clinton is a criminal
No, it brings to light the fact that she was under investigation and has many shady dealings in the past. It is to raise doubt. To be a criminal she must be convicted.
> in order to undermine her legitimacy as a candidate?
Partly. I think more so to raise doubts about what she would be like in power.
No.
> (2) that repeating the phrase "crooked Hillary" ceaselessly is a marketing tactic
Yes.
> designed to encourage a belief that Clinton is a criminal
No, it brings to light the fact that she was under investigation and has many shady dealings in the past. It is to raise doubt. To be a criminal she must be convicted.
> in order to undermine her legitimacy as a candidate?
Partly. I think more so to raise doubts about what she would be like in power.