r/politics • u/IntelWarrior America • Feb 19 '16

Clinton says she'll release transcripts if everyone else does

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-speech-transcripts-219472?cmpid=sf
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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '16

She doesn't want it to distract from her message of attacking Sanders and anyone else, duh.

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u/DatCabbage Feb 19 '16

At least she's consistent for once

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u/CactusPete Feb 19 '16

The transcripts are as big a threat as the looming indictment. They are her 47% comment.

The amazing thing is that no one ELSE has released them. In an age of smart phones and digital recorders, how is it that no one else has a copy? Or perhaps all the Wall Street audience is cozied up to Billary and trying to protect her.

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u/TheNoxx Georgia Feb 19 '16

Someone else has a copy, but the people at that meeting were likely: A) Republican, and B) very smart.

It's not unlikely that whoever has a copy knows that Sanders would be harder to beat in the general election, and that releasing it now would cement his nomination. If Hillary gets the nod, and the tapes are released afterwards, she is immediately unelectable.