Posted on 02/09/2015 5:12:33 PM PST by Libloather
Hillary Clinton ally David Brock on Monday resigned from the board of a pro-Clinton super-PAC, according to a letter obtained by Politico, accusing it of leaking information about other pro-Clinton groups.
The move is a sign of fighting among the network of pro-Clinton groups, the kind of strife that plagued the Clinton campaign in 2008 but that allies were trying to avoid this time around.
Brock is resigning from the board of Priorities USA Action, and his letter claims that officials there leaked information to The New York Times about the fundraising practices of two pro-Clinton groups founded by Brock: Media Matters and American Bridge.
The Times article in question revealed that American Bridge, Media Matters and another pro-Clinton group, Ready for Hillary, have paid a consultant, Mary Pat Bonner, a 12.5 percent commission on money she brings in.
Brock's letter calls this article "an orchestrated political hit job," and he accuses Priorities officials of being behind what he views as an attack on his groups.
Brock alleges that “current and former Priorities officials were behind this specious and malicious attack on the integrity of these critical organizations.”
He argues that Priorities is trying to damage his groups' fundraising efforts “while presumably enhancing Priorities’ own."
"Frankly, this is the kind of dirty trick I’ve witnessed in the right-wing and would not tolerate then," he adds. "Our Democratic Presidential nominee deserves better than people who would risk the next election — and our country’s future — for their own personal agendas.”
The resignation is a sign of tensions bursting into the open among the groups acting as a campaign in waiting for Clinton. American Bridge's Correct the Record defends Clinton in the press, Ready for Hillary focuses on small donor fundraising, and Priorities focuses on major donors.
A Priorities spokesman told Politico that the group wasn't behind the Times story. The story also reports that Priorities itself uses fundraising consultants.
Brock and Hillary? Sounds like a cat fight to me.
Brock remains a pissy little bitch.
Brock is a nutcase and could do some serious damage on the left.
Hillary would kick his ass with one cankle.
There’s no honor among thieves.
LOL! Yeah, I don’t think Brock would be able to do much to defend himself. Maybe swish his boa at Hillary and that would be about it.
Hissy-fit.....
Is he scheduled for Arkancide?
Well, David.
Were you lying then or are you lying now?
Which is it?
He's unstable.
He's unstable.
Isn’t Brock the token Republican for ABDNC?
Pray America is waking
Sausage hiding vermin found floating in Mobile harbor.
Film at 11.
Purse fight, actually.
This is David Brock that we’re discussing after all...
Evidently one of Brock’s “fund raisers” was giving “handies” to the boys at the bath house for 5 bucks a pop. Hillary was upset that she used to get more than that from the football team back in high school.
Brock has always struck me as a bit unstable. Maybe more than a bit . . .
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