Democrats and the media wanted Trump to be GOP nominee

David Harsanyi:
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While all this is true, the problem is that Clinton and her advisers were part of the same effort. “The variety of candidates is a positive here, and many of the lesser known can serve as a cudgel to move the more established candidates further to the right,” read one Clinton-campaign agenda item, according to WikiLeaks. “In this scenario, we don’t want to marginalize the more extreme candidates, but make them more ‘Pied Piper’ candidates who actually represent the mainstream of the Republican Party.” Those candidates included Senator Ted Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, and Trump.

In fairness, it should be noted that some were worried that the strategy would backfire. “Right now I am petrified that Hillary is almost totally dependent on Republicans nominating Trump,” Brent Budowsky emailed John Podesta. Most, however, liked the plan. Another agenda item involved how to prevent candidate Jeb Bush “from bettering himself/how do we maximize Trump and others?” Neera Tanden emailed Podesta: “Bush sucked. I’m glad Hillary is obsessed with the one candidate who would be easiest to beat. . . . Besides Trump, of course.” Of course!

Although Bush was a concern, most Democrats seemed to fear Senator Marco Rubio. Not that their takes would have swayed many conservative voters, but it’s worth remembering that left-wing pundits played the same cynical game, which makes their histrionics today unconvincing. “Why I’m More Worried about Marco Rubio Than Donald Trump,” read a Vox headline. “Donald Trump Is Actually a Moderate Republican,” wrote Slate. “Why Cruz Is Worse Than Trump,” read a headline on a piece by Paul Krugman of the New York Times. “Why Liberals Should Support a Trump Republican Nomination” was New York magazine’s contribution to this genre.

The major media outlets, the Clinton campaign, and the liberal punditry all got what they wanted: Trump. The problem was they also got Clinton. The media did cover the FBI investigation into Clinton’s emails and server. “It was a dumb mistake,’ Clinton now says. “I think it was a dumber scandal, but it hurt.” This kind of attitude speaks to the entitlement she carried around with her.
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So why is Clinton blaming the media for pumping up Trump when her campaign was doing the same thing until he was nominated?

Because she is duplicitous to her core.

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