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Joe Rodota

The history and practice of opposition research, the "dark art" of American politics.

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Centrists Turn to Oppo

New York Times reporter Shane Goldmacher is out this morning with a story about Third Way, “a leading centrist Democratic group,” and its new $15 million program to “discredit socialism” through the 2028 presidential election.

“It is deepl...

11 days ago
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The Platner Hangover

It appears people have more to say about the Graham Platner fiasco.

In late July, New York Times columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein interviewed Platner campaign strategist Morris Katz. “After months of debating what the lessons of Platner...

15 days ago
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The Complete Works of Joel Brennan (Abridged)

Years ago, a friend from high school, Dan Singer, created a unique piece of theatre with two friends: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). The title aptly describes the show: Three actors stitch together bits and pieces of...

a month ago
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Back to the (Oyster) Farm

After Graham Platner suspended his campaign for the U.S. Senate yesterday, the nation’s lesson-drawing industry kicked into high gear.

The New York Times added to our knowledge about the “vetting” ordered-up by his political gurus:

A t...

a month ago
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The $6,250 Question

Wall Street Journal reporters Tarini Parti and Aaron Zitner have done opposition researchers of both parties a great service, in their June 21 story about the vetting of oyster farmer Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic running for U.S. Se...

2 months ago
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