Oppo File
Joe RodotaThe history and practice of opposition research, the "dark art" of American politics.
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OppoGPT
After Ronald Reagan’s landslide reelection win in 1984, the New York Times reported about the Republican National Committee’s oppo research unit, in an article headlined: SECRET REAGAN WEAPON IN RACE: COMPUTER.
The Year in Oppo: 2025 Edition
The turkey soup has been consumed and the tree is up. All that remains is to reflect on the role oppo research played (or failed to play) in some key races this year.
Inadvertently
With about a week to go before Election Day, some very detailed oppo research showed up in an Andrew Cuomo ad about the leading candidate for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani.
The Fast and the Furious
Before those infamous screen shots of an appalling text exchange surfaced, Virginia Democrat Jay Jones, a candidate for state attorney general, was dealing with questions about his driving record.
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Host and creator of the Oppo File podcast. Author of THE WATERGATE: INSIDE AMERICA'S MOST INFAMOUS ADDRESS (William Morrow).
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