After reading the author's comment on it I see it as a failure in making the question relevant to the problem they want to investigate, which was "Does the timi

After reading the author's comment on it I see it as a failure in making the question relevant to the problem they want to investigate, which was "Does the timing of the accusation seem suspicious?". I would have phrased the question more like: "How many fewer reports of assault would be filled if nominated political candidates would be protected from accusations in media during the limited period of an election? 0, 0.1%, 1%?" Expanding questions could then follow up to identify how the democratic process would benefit or suffer from having candidates be accused or accuse each other of illegal behavior, and if the public would find it informative or disinformative to read about it in the media. Further exploration could ask if it would be relevant whether the case ends up in the legal system after the election, or if it is enough that an accusation exists to make it relevant in the election process. Those question would have been interesting to see, both after the 2016 election and the Kavanaugh nomination.