>>But one has to wonder whether this was part of a well-planned effort by the GOP.<<
Well, one person knows the answer to that I’m guessing...Jonathan Martin, who wrote the original hit piece.
Now, is it fair game to besiege Martin with questions as to his sources? Or at least to ask him to characterize his sources? Or to find a leak inside Politico who will reveal Martin’s sources?
Of course it’s fair game. So, when will some intrepid reporter begin to play?
I think it will come out, eventually if not soon. I don’t expect it to be from Jonathan Martin but from someone at Politico or one of the GOP camps. perhaps a former Romney staffer or someone ‘in’ with Rove, say.
I’m still not sure one of the GOP candidates was involved, but it can’t be discounted. Romney is the one with a history of this (see my first post on this thread), so if it was an inside job, my money would be on him.