Earlier this week the Huffington Post reported that Correct the Record, a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC led by David Brock, circulated an email attempting to link Clinton challenger Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to controversial UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn has praised Hugo Chavez in the past and suggested that the assassination of Osama bin Laden was “a tragedy.”
This attack on Sanders backfired. According ActBlue Sanders raised more than $1 million off the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC’s attack in less than 48 hours.
Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin called the Clinton ally’s tactics “McCarthyite” on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Earlier in the week when Halperin pressed Brock on the email, Brock refused to give him a reason for releasing it.
These aggressive tactics against Senator Sanders by Clinton’s allies and surrogates paints a picture of a campaign in full-blown panic mode over Sanders’ surge.