OPPO IN THE MAINSTREAM. Politico. “Opposition research, long vilified and romanticized as a kind of political dark art, has stepped out of the closet for the 2012 presidential campaign, in which current and former opposition researchers are taking prominent roles, the self-described ‘high road’ candidate has an extensive research operation and the climate couldn’t be […]
Month: August 2011
Wednesday’s political law links
NEW PAC. The Hill. “Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), a member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus, has established a new fundraising committee to support conservative candidates, and will not rule out challenging GOP incumbents.” JONATHAN ADLER ON LOBBYING. Here. “The tension between corporate representatives and the firms they represent is a perfect example of the […]
Tuesday’s political law links
LOBBYING AND THE SUPER COMMITTEE. Roll Call. “Two of the biggest spenders on lobbying, the health care and defense industries, might end up working against each other in a furious four-month campaign focused on the deficit reduction committee-to-be.” K ST. FOR COS. Roll Call. “Van Heuvelen Strategies has nabbed Stephen Ward, who just decamped from […]