After thinking more about this, I've come to the same conclusion. He's acting as point man, giving blame to the GOP for what Clinton is going to unleash. OTOH, the rumor mill has also had the tape in the possession of the GOP. But I can't see them being so politically naive as to release it now. August would be far better.
“But I can’t see them being so politically naive as to release it now. August would be far better.”
Agree completely. Drop tha bomb just prior to the convention and cause total chaos. The Dems would be forced to either drop him and restart a presidential election with a candidate who has not had a campaign for 3 months as well as risk alienation from blacks. Or stick with a fatally flawed candidate who cannot possibly win. Drop it now and there is time to recover.
The whole “who has it?” discussion presupposes that there is only one copy.
In this digital day, that is unlikely. There are likely multiple copies, and both the McCain and Clinton camps likely have access.
There is, however, a bigger problem: how to release it and damage the other side, not yourself.
Certainly the Republicans should save any such video till after the Democratic convention.
Hillary, however, has a much bigger problem. Should the tape exist and should it ruin Obama, she would need his constituency in order to win in November. Releasing the tape would alienate his voters.
Thus, the Clinton campaign has to find a way to get this hypothetical tape to the public without leaving any fingerprints so as to blame it on the GOP.
That’s what all the manipulations and rumors are about.