Huh? Jennifer Palmieri's latest spin for scandal-plagued Hillary takes the cake

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/794266993603973120

It’s getting increasingly difficult for Hillary Clinton to fend off allegations of dishonesty, corruption, and being an all-around awful person, but Jennifer Palmieri’s willing to lend her boss a hand.

This afternoon, the Clinton campaign’s comms director did her damnedest to put a positive spin on Hillary’s hard time:

Palmieri on FBI/emails: "I still prefer that it had not happened, but we do think it has helped motivated our base."

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) November 3, 2016

Awww … that’s cute. It’s also complete B.S., but whatever.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/794267004421210115

https://twitter.com/WebbHartley/status/794268143539453952

https://twitter.com/jordanr222/status/794267992599265280

Whistling past the graveyard as the old timers say

— Lou Brandeis (@LouBrandeis) November 3, 2016

Oh well. Props to Jen for trying, at least!