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The implication is that she's a political liability. Any opponent with any sense would bring this incident up to discredit her. I can see the ads now: "If your

• jmduke 14y ago
  I understand your point, but I think those ads would do poorly because the percentage of the population aware of Aaron's passing is likely closer to zero percent than it is to one percent.
  • SoftwareMaven 14y ago
    The general population doesn't have to be aware. The opposition will make sure they know. Regardless, I don't believe her career is over today. The thing that was interesting to me about the article is that it is the first item in a mainstream publication that has gone as far as to say this case was a career ender (and advocating for it in the process). She hasn't been fired, but if these kinds of articles/opinion pieces continue to show up, she won't be moving up.
• tzs 14y ago
  If someone tried that, it would be easy to turn it against them. The two problems with that attempted line of attack are (1) Swartz was not wrongfully accused, and (2) his treatment wasn't really different from how most other defendants facing Federal felony charges are treated [1]. The counter ad could emphasize that Swartz was young, rich, and white, and paint Ortiz's opponent as someone who thinks rich white kids deserve special treatment. That could be a powerful argument with poor, lower middle class, and minority voters. [1] See Orin Kerr's article for a detailed look at how Federal prosecution works: http://www.volokh.com/2013/01/16/the-criminal-charges-against-aaron-swartz-part-2-prosecutorial-discretion/ http://www.volokh.com/2013/01/16/the-criminal-charges-agains...