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2 Years Out, Democratic Group Seeks to Derail Potential G.O.P. Candidates
New York Times:No Republican has yet made a formal presidential announcement, but American Bridge is not waiting.
The liberal group is releasing a bound book on Monday of opposition research on the potential Republican presidential field. Covering 20 would-be contenders, the “2016 Scouting Report” is a 194-page compilation of innocuous biographical information alongside unflattering pictures and potentially damaging anecdotes and issue positions. Nearly a third of the tome is endnotes, a signal to reporters who may use the information that it is all sourced.
Brad Woodhouse, the president of American Bridge, called the book “the most comprehensive early look at a presidential field that has ever been assembled.”
Aside from the many period pictures – a young John R. Kasich with Richard M. Nixon, Nikki R. Haley with Strom Thurmond – this is mostly “votes and quotes” information, gleaned from the public record and news media accounts.
It is also, Mr. Woodhouse notes, only the start. The online version of the book will be continually updated on American Bridge’s website.
The liberal group is releasing a bound book on Monday of opposition research on the potential Republican presidential field. Covering 20 would-be contenders, the “2016 Scouting Report” is a 194-page compilation of innocuous biographical information alongside unflattering pictures and potentially damaging anecdotes and issue positions. Nearly a third of the tome is endnotes, a signal to reporters who may use the information that it is all sourced.
Brad Woodhouse, the president of American Bridge, called the book “the most comprehensive early look at a presidential field that has ever been assembled.”
Aside from the many period pictures – a young John R. Kasich with Richard M. Nixon, Nikki R. Haley with Strom Thurmond – this is mostly “votes and quotes” information, gleaned from the public record and news media accounts.
It is also, Mr. Woodhouse notes, only the start. The online version of the book will be continually updated on American Bridge’s website.
American Bridge is the only SuperPAC I give to: their oppo research is spot on.
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