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

[elleng]

'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/

[TM99]

1. Dirty campaigning tactics at their worst.

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]

2. How unusual is this?

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]

3. Not at all cynical, imo.

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