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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@juddlegum Good thread. Analysis must also include GOP's pipeline to their base's heads via right wing media. The GOP knows if they do their oppo well, they can immediately innoculate their base against all comers. The Dems don't have that option, so their oppo may have less immediate purpose than the GOP's. But you'd have to do research to support that idea I suppose.
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