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4. Gubernatorial elections run to the tens of millions, so it can seem like small potatoes.

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 12:09 PM

Feb 2019

But campaigns are ruthless about wages, so there's definitely going to be nickel-and-diming around how deep to dig.

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Hi! I am an opposition researcher. [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 OP

Gibberish piled on top of nonsense. JayhawkSD Feb 2019 #1

Political money certainly seems to be its own animal. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #3

What would be the total election budget in your example? California_Republic Feb 2019 #2

In this case that was opposition research gold California_Republic Feb 2019 #7

Yep. The problem is, you don't know how far to dig until you get there. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #8

Yes. We can be very wise with our hindsight California_Republic Feb 2019 #9

Seems like a lazy, cookie cutter approach to oppo research. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2019 #5

How would you approach it? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #6

Cop to your shit. Iggo Feb 2019 #10

His summary statement is: give me more money to dig up dirt? oberliner Feb 2019 #11