Why Hillary's negligent actions are both egregious and irrelevant.

Yesterday, I watched FBI Director James Comey deliver a scathing report... the kind of report that sinks campaigns. Like many of you, I felt a sense of security watching an untainted/unbiased figure go into objective detail regarding the carelessness of Secretary Clinton, her aides, as well as findings that contradict what she and her campaign have claimed prior to yesterday's press conference. As a registered democrat, what transpired yesterday doesn't exactly fit my political strategy, but politics shouldn't matter with something so very wrong. Yet, that sense of security eventually faded once "does not recommend charges" were uttered by Mr. Comey. I use "faded" because for a moment, I assumed we were seeing a country's failsafe acting as intended & being responsibly objective. In that moment, I was wrong. Sure, she skated past the court of law following the recommendation, but the court of public opinion has yet to weigh in... and I'm not encouraged. The reasons I'm not encouraged are numerous, but for now I'll focus on one (which I'll speak on toward the end of this rant).

It should go without saying that what Secretary Clinton did while serving under the Obama administration is incredibly bad. Mishandling of sensitive information, for anyone that's ever had a security clearance would know, holds an extreme "no tolerance" approach that a lot of folks have felt firsthand. Say what you want about intent, but intent hasn't saved people in the past, and it shouldn't have saved Hillary yesterday. While it's true that the context of these classified documents are crucial to the investigation's findings, a new precedent has been established... one lawyers will argue and inevitably lose, which will only puzzle plenty of folks going forward. I measure that the motivation behind ardent support for Mr. Trump can be traced back to instances very similar to this one, in which one can perceive elite preference, politicians above the law, and unaccountability for a certain/special segment of America. A lackadaisical attitude toward our national security for mere convenience is a dangerous posture to hold when vying for our highest office... one that should require public trust and confidence. It's likely that her "trust" numbers will dip or stay the same... they certainly can't rise. Her stance is an attitude that her voters should seriously consider going into November.

Yet (like the thread title says) I believe this is all largely irrelevant... the bar is too low already.

I remember a time when a "47%" comment would spell doom for a candidate. Yet, we're in a place where the FBI can call a front-running candidate incompetent... and it may not matter. I also measure that's because of her opponent... a man that's encouraged the low standard all the way to presumptive nomination, and for all your outrage yesterday following no indictment, many of you will inevitably have to point the finger back at yourselves. Some of you helped shape this environment... were she facing a Romney, a Bush, a Paul, or perhaps even a Kasich, this news would've been a fight-ending haymaker, because her actions make a sane alternative the clear choice. Yet, to many Americans she isn't facing a sane opponent. She's facing someone who could've used yesterdays fodder to bury Hillary, and instead let the media focus in on Saddam Hussein praise. The goal should be to make your opponent's positions appear comedic... not become the joke.

At this point in time, two candidates hoping for the highest office in our land are facing the worst approval numbers of any election we've been able to compute. That is a low bar, and with yesterday's reveal... it is (yet again) being handed to conservatives on a silver platter. This should've been a knockout punch, but you chose a "let's kill the children of terrorists" candidate. A "there may be bias... I'm building a wall, he's Mexican" candidate. A "but you know one thing Saddam was good at?" candidate. An "I like the soldiers that didn't get captured" candidate.

Don't dare blame anyone but your own party if an incompetent Hillary is selected to be this country's 45th President. Yesterday should've made this all an easy choice. If it's still close by this time next week, you'll now know why.