Clinton’s October Surprise Turns Into November Dud, But Damage Is Done
The FBI bombshell led to a tighter race than many had previously expected.
FBI Says Clinton's Use of Email Not a Crime
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It was an extraordinary case of an October surprise morphing into a November dud, but the damage to Hillary Clinton had already been done.
FBI Director James Comey's 11th hour decision to clear Clinton of a crime related to her use of a private e-mail server — again — may help her with late-deciding voters who had doubts about backing her bid for the White House. But it won't recover all her lost momentum, or change millions of ballots already cast that were potentially swung by the late-October FBI bombshell.