This is what happens when you do not deal with an issue.
Obama had the chance to solve this issue in 2008, but he chose to spend a lot of money not to. There is a reason. He can not solve the issue of his birth. He has no record of being born in Hawaii. The reason is he was not. If he were, he would have produced proof. He can not because there is none.
But he did release it. An obviously photoshopped copy hand carried in by a campaign staffer. Then he knowingly releases it on the eve of the biggest news story of the decade.
The GOP leadership deserve just as much blame for this. They continue to allow it. They could demand he unseal the records before they recognize him as a candidate. They have the standing to do that.
A scanned document here and a jabbing comment there. Enough doubt is always maintained to make conservatives suspicious and distracted. At the same time, he uses it to paint a picture for his supports that the right is composed of irrational nativist. His inflammatory/cynical manipulation is sickening.