Judd LegumDec 22, 2022

1. This is an accurate description of oppo research and describes why oppo research did not discover the deceptions of Congressman-elect George Santos

But it skips over a larger problem: the Democratic Party's failure to invest and prioritize research

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/opinion/george-santos-oppo-research-dccc.html

Opinion | George Santos and how Opposition Research Really Works

A New York congressman-elect appears to have misrepresented extensive portions of his résumé. How does something get by an opposition researcher?

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2. In Democratic politics, research is considered an entry level job that you slog through on your way to something glitzier like press

It's a task delegated to the most inexperienced and lowest-paid staff

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@juddlegum That’s not been my experience. Research is typically done by consultants. It’s never done by the candidate or the Party. Consultants typically build up dossiers on potential candidates for years because Democratic candidates typically spend years preparing to run. So candidates that come out of nowhere always befuddle Dems.
So your point is correct, but the path is different from what I saw back in the day.
Dec 22, 2022 at 4:18pmWeb