Good.
I entirely respect Joe and his reasons for not running. This is a good sign for Hillary and I now honestly see no obstacles to her nomination if tomorrow goes well and there are no felony convictions.
Really, even though Joe's main reason for not running was his son, this still demonstrates Hillary's strength; there's no other significant competitor in the party anymore. Bernie is The Other Guy and the only other massively-recognized veteran Democrat has declined to run.
If she secures eventual support from the rest of the high-profile Dems (maybe even Obama and Biden?) she's got the nomination and likely the election in the bag, barring major surprises.
I can't express how excited I am because of this (though I'm admittedly sympathetic toward Joe - outliving your child is something I can't even imagine going through).
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Originally posted by Chucko
Do you expect a weekly update from the FBI on their investigation? Look at it this way, the longer it takes the worse it will probably be for Hillary. I am sure there will be a few small leaks from time to time but nothing substantial.
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False. The length of the investigation is not correlated with results; federal investigations take notorious amounts of time.
You're virtually the only person on the "Hillary will be indicted" side of the argument here, and while I think that's fine and don't mean to suggest you should be silent, I'll note that the situation, investigation, and result are not as significant as you seem to feel they are.
The leader of our country said that national security was not compromised. The State Department is in support of her and the DoJ will likely be reluctant to indict for any reason bar the most serious possible findings. Even if they do indict, it's very likely that she will eventually either not be convicted or be convicted of a misdemeanor as with Petraeus, which wouldn't affect her candidacy in technical terms.
The domination
