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I haven't seen any numbers that indicate the nation cares either way on this. Here's some analysis of Hilary getting slight gains after the announcement that FB

• ethanbond 10y ago
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/09/hillary-clintons-botched-handing-of-her-email-server-is-why-this-race-is-even-close/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/09/hi...
  • drawnwren 10y ago
    This generally seems like a poor signal. People are very bad at reporting what affects their voting decision and a little better at reporting how they will vote. I would be much more apt to believe this was an important factor if we see a shift in the tracking polls or a significant shift in another.
    • ethanbond 10y ago
      > I haven't seen any numbers that indicate the nation cares either way on this Regardless of if it will affect their vote (some it will, some it won't), people absolutely do care.
      • drawnwren 10y ago
        You're right. People do have feelings about this. I didn't mean to discuss feelings. I meant to use the word care to mean more specifically that this is not a deciding factor in a significant number of votes. Which is the only context that matters to me.