I said what I said. I don’t particularly see the relevance of the term “footsie” here and it is not a choice of words I would have used. I would only say that she deployed psychological operations with the GOP base and I am totally stunned to see how well it worked - including here.
As a matter of fact many voted for the other candidates because of her commercials. It was not a secret that was not discussed by political pundits in Missouri and not known to voters.
Heck look at Obama and Romney. Obama got the opponent he wanted, didn't he???