“”How did it become the administration’s convenient “root cause” cover story in the hours after the Benghazi attack””
The reason is that it was pre-planned by Obama and the Hildabeast to be the fall back plan when the ME blew up.
This was their scapegoat to push the blame, add the smoke and mirrors needed to provide cover to their failures.
If people do not think these two (especially Klinton)do not know how to play chess, they are mistaken. These plans were laid well ahead including the tweet that went out from Cairo about the video during the terrorist attack and attempted kidnapping that failed.
Be that as it may, one hallmark of Communists is they have a seemingly inexhaustible ability to overreach. I believe that is the case here, and in spectacular fashion.
This issue is not going away. It was touched on in the second debate, and I am certain that it will be examined in the third, to devastating effect, especially after the debacle of the "moderator" improperly (and erroneously) chiming in last time around.