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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/04/opinions/zelizer-house-republicans-are-doing-fine/index.html

:The endless Benghazi hearings have been a prime example of how the House Republicans have descended into a morass of pointless investigations that lead nowhere. But in a candid moment, majority leader and candidate for speaker Kevin McCarthy admitted on MSNBC that the real purpose of the hearings was not to understand what happened but rather to cause political damage for one specific Democrat: presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton. "Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping."