After the most public fight among the groups that make up the proto-Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign surfaced Monday, they seem to be reconciling.
David Brock, founder of the pro-Clinton groups American Bridge, Correct the Record and Media Matters, resigned angrily on Monday from the Priorities USA super PAC’s board. He accused some of the super PAC’s officials of leaking negative information about one of his top fundraisers to the New York Times.
But within 24 hours, Brock and Priorities released a joint statement that opened the door for him to return to the super PAC’s board.
“After talking to several leaders of Priorities USA Action, I am confident they want to address the situation. I’m open to returning to the board and I share their desire to find a way to move forward,” Brock said. “We will be meeting to work on establishing that path and strengthening our relationship and getting back to the important work we need to do in this election cycle.”
That sentiment was echoed in an accompanying statement from Priorities USA co-chair Jennifer Granholm, a former Michigan governor.
“We take the concerns board member David Brock raises seriously and are working to address them,” she said. “We’ve worked seamlessly with American Bridge and Correct the Record and we will continue that strong collaborative relationship — because we all have the same shared goals.”
It was a striking reversal from their messy separation just hours earlier, when Brock accused unspecified Priorities officials of “an orchestrated political hit job.”
Until that drama broke into the open on Monday, the groups — along with the grassroots organizing group Ready for Hillary — had worked fairly seamlessly in laying the groundwork for Clinton’s all-but-assured candidacy. Brock’s groups and Priorities USA are expected to have active roles once, as widely expected, Clinton announces her candidacy in the coming months.
