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Martin O'Malley

elleng

(131,052 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:20 AM Jul 2015

'Tracker' linked to hrc pac spotted at an O'Malley event.

'Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters have their eye on Martin O'Malley.'

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/16/tracker-linked-to-hillary-clinton-pac-is-spotted-at-a-martin-omalley-event/

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'Tracker' linked to hrc pac spotted at an O'Malley event. (Original Post) elleng Jul 2015 OP

Dirty campaigning tactics at their worst. TM99 Jul 2015 #1

How unusual is this? TDale313 Jul 2015 #2

Not at all cynical, imo. elleng Jul 2015 #3

TM99

(8,352 posts)

1. Dirty campaigning tactics at their worst.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:53 AM

Jul 2015

I just can not see O'Malley or Sanders doing the same kind of thing. Of course, O'Malley has disavowed any negativity from Super PAC's in his name, and we have not yet seen any Super PAC's doing anything like this with regards to Sanders.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

2. How unusual is this?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:30 AM

Jul 2015

Honest question. Do I understand correctly that basically, someone with ties to a Hillary Pac was at an O'Malley event, presumably tracking what/how the opposition was doing? Am I being totally cynical in assuming this is probably standard operating procedure, especially for a very well-funded, leave nothing to chance frontrunner?

elleng

(131,052 posts)

3. Not at all cynical, imo.

Reply to TDale313 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:34 AM

Jul 2015

They called it 'due diligence,' that they expected others to do the same, and I'd agree.

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