It's not deflection, IMHO. It's the truth. She was no doubt more calculating in her decision not to answer Chuck "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" Effing Todd's question as to whether or not she voted for Obama. Nevertheless there is an important principle involved and she should use it.
The privacy of a citizen's vote is a core principle in American democracy. I refuse to be a part of trivializing or undermining that concept and setting a precedent for requiring people to disclose and explain their votes, under any circumstances. Shaming people on this basis is inappropriate and, for a reporter, unprofessional. I stand by my decision on principle.I think this an over-arching issue that really precludes the debate over whether or not she should be true to her affiliation with the Democratic Party and Obama, which, in general, I believe she should.
(Especially for Chuck Effing Todd.)
Publicly revealing your vote, simply because a reporter asked? Absolutely not. At least not in my view.