CNN deems a week of violence and turmoil a 'win' for Hillary Clinton

CNN thinks violence, bloodshed, and turmoil are a big plus for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. In a "who won the week in politics" feature, the network listed the "wins" and "losses" for Clinton over the past seven days, with a disturbing tally of both the Chelsea bombing, which injured over two dozen people, and the protests over the police shootings of two black men in the "wins" column for her campaign:

The violence fit into Clinton's "campaign narrative," according to the graphic. It was apparently a good week for Donald Trump too, for the same reason:

With bombings and protests in both Clinton and Trump's "wins" column, they technically cancel each other out. But here's another idea: Unrest and violence are a win for no one at all.

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