It's too soon to know for sure, but if Hillary loses - it will be solely due to Comey's reckless federal malfeasance. Hillary clearly had momentum for a likely landslide victory - but now even her winning seems questionable. Anyone who values American democracy should not cheer about that.
I don't think so, in fact Comey's action more than likely benefited Hillary Clinton. Everyone knows what Comey did was against long standing DOJ protocol, which was you do not make an announcement like this within 60 days of an election. He was warned by the Justice department NOT to do this, and he did it anyway. And everyone knows that James Comey is getting steam rolled over basically opening a door and shouting more emails, then slamming the door shut 11 days prior to a National Election. He did it without a single shred of evidence, he didn't even have those emails in his possession. And we find out this is about Huma's emails not Hillary Clinton's emails the following day, that are probably more than likely duplicates of ones the FBI has already reviewed.
Eric Holder and 100 other former Justice officials sign letter blasting Comey’s ‘breach of protocol’
Comey was meeting with Loretta Lynch today, and I imagine it was to discuss his resignation. He may be prosecuted also, because it's clear he is in violation of the 1939 Hatch Act. Deliberately inteferring in an election in order to sway a National Election. He admits his intent in this email, when aids questioned him about his motive. "Of course, we don’t ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. "I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record."
FBI James Comey
He is being accused of undermining our Democracy. In fact it's possible that Comey helped her in a couple of ways.
The general public has a proportional sense to them, and since March of 2015 they've heard over 600 news media reports about emails. In fact 73% of the American public stated in July, 2016 they were sick and tired of hearing about emails and her server.
So what has happened
1. Comey's actions has really fired up Hillary Clinton's base, they are PISSED, and rightfully so. 500,000 volunteers are on the phones and walking the streets making certain those ballots get in.
Most importantly
2. Those people who have been sitting on the fence, now see something she has been saying for a couple of decades and believe her now. That there is INDEED a vast Reich wing conspiracy against her. And that there is also a double standard. Women are treated differently than men, because Comey DID not notify the public that Trump was being investigated for his ties to Russia.
Trump and the Reich wing will continue to believe that Hillary is the worst "criminal" in history. But the vast majority, including Republicans don't believe that. And they aren't going to sacrifice this nations security, to install the most incompetent, unqualified, DANGEROUS, immature, emotionally unstable, vile, sexist MALE drama queen to ever seek elected office, over emails.
Dear Hillary: How Very Dare You!
The FBI's Nothing Burger
Get out there and VOTE, and vote early.
You don't live on the same planet with the rest of us. I don't even think you're in the same universe. I understand you are angry and mad, and all of you die-hard Hillary supporters are lashing out over this. You've had a few days to digest this and glean sympathy from your little support groups with each other, and now you're ready to come out swinging again.
It's a very tight close race and it just got tighter and closer. I don't know if it's enough to swing the election to Trump... we'll see on November 8. All you're doing is blowing off steam and showing people exactly how a partisan hack behaves when under pressure. It won't change any minds or votes. The very real prospects of this woman being criminally indicted on some very serious crimes might indeed change minds and votes. If she is elected, this could turn into a constitutional crisis. Some are now saying a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote for Tim Kaine.