“What say you?”
I don’t think it’s Her Thighness because all of this bad publicity puts a serious hurt on the Democrat brand thus damaging its prospects.
Consider that the Dems turned on her for Obama...And she is as Mercinary as it gets.
I like your logic, but do we really give Hildy credit for having that sort of wisdom? Dunno. I mean, I really do not know. She and her inner circle could be so blinded with rage at the 'other' camp, that they're not thinking about the brand -- just vengeance.
I think it’s nothing more than incompetence finally getting exposed. I’ve seen a similar pattern in Beijing. Incompetence of State-owned Enterprises in China continues to run smoothly until a negative story appears in the Western media. Then high-level Beijing officials go into cover-up mode trying to hide other scandals. But then to avoid responsibility they start searching for scapegoats and blame low-level employees for problems. Then low-level officials respond by saying I was just taking orders and then they start leaking stories too. That’s what happens when everyone you employ is a snake.