We recently discussed the continued evolution of David Brock who went from attacking Hillary Clinton, then professing allegiance to Clinton and attacking her opponents like Bernie Sanders, then professing allegiance to Sanders and promising to attack his opponents.

In the last election, Clinton was attacked for her association with Brock who was viewed as reaching a new level of sleazy and vicious work. You may recall Bernie Sanders denouncing Clinton for her continued alliance with Brock and use of his controversial PAC organizations. Sanders referred to Brock as simple “scum” but Clinton refused to denounce Brock or to discourage Democrats from working with or contributing to his PACs. As we discussed, it turns out that even Clinton aides were disgusted by Clinton’s refusal to cut off Brock or to denounce his work. In the latest batch of Wikileaks, Neera Tanden, the President of Center for American Progress, allegedly emailed John Podesta that “I hope Hillary truly understands now how batshit crazy David Brock is.” That does not appear to be a problem for various Democrats donors and speakers who attended a recent Brock retreat or James Carville who has called for Democrats to embrace Brock. Carville was previously paid by Brock who raised millions after his conversion to a Democratic attack dog.  Carville dismissed Democrats who object to Brock’s vicious conduct and said that those who want to fight Trump without resorting to people like Brock are wearing “ideological chastity belts.”