Oppo File @OppoFile
The history and practice of opposition research, by @josephrodota. oppofile.substack.com Washington, DC Joined May 2020-
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(The opposition researchers, be they in-house talent or hired guns, have thus far managed to remain anonymous.) politi.co/4ltWWJa via @politico
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Oppo research coming to an HOA election near you: lvrj.com/post/3422649 via @reviewjournal
"We see you lurking in the shadows, conducting your 'opposition research' via an elaborate chain of Rube Goldberg-esque VPNs — mining data, stealing ideas, and reporting back to your party bosses." @PJMedia_com pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/…
Trump nominee SPOTTED at Jan. 6 riot as White House fends off onslaught of oppo mol.im/a/15000183 via @DailyMail
"Others are more ruthless. They point to another tool: the practice called ‘opposition research’ but known better as the ‘dark arts’." spectator.co.uk/article/labour…
"If this is the best they've got on opposition research, I'd say they've got a lot more work to do," [GOP strategist Jeff] Ryer says. @winwithwinsome wvtf.org/news/2025-08-1…
"On the other hand, what if the Clinton team went beyond oppo research?" @ByronYork washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column… via @dcexaminer
“While many may find this practice unseemly, political opposition research is a firmly entrenched feature of U.S. electoral politics.” washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column… via @dcexaminer
Fascinating profile by Will McCarthy of new @CalExitNoworg CEO Xavier Mitchell. Oppo researchers will love the details... politi.co/3IUchoU via @politico
Comparing the oppo research that surfaced during the Wisconsin Supreme Court race this year: open.substack.com/pub/oppofile/p…
"It's very hard to find people who do that. So we commissioned that guy on a very low retainer, and he went out there and provided us information on various things, and then he sort of went mad..." thepost.co.nz/politics/36074…
"Mamdani scored a 2140 out of 2400 on the SAT. At the time, this was below the median SAT score for admitted students at Columbia...."
"Mamdani scored a 2140 out of 2400 on the SAT. At the time, this was below the median SAT score for admitted students at Columbia...."
Some of the more interesting oppo research on @ZohranKMamdani is coming out of... Australia.
Some of the more interesting oppo research on @ZohranKMamdani is coming out of... Australia.
Oppo File retweeted
The New York Times just reported on the story. Using the hacked data from Columbia, we found that Zohran Mamdani claimed to be Black when he applied to Columbia. Despite his fake race and the fact that he listed his father—a professor there—on his application, he was rejected.
The New York Times just reported on the story. Using the hacked data from Columbia, we found that Zohran Mamdani claimed to be Black when he applied to Columbia. Despite his fake race and the fact that he listed his father—a professor there—on his application, he was rejected. https://t.co/3Cha3ATDe2
Oppo File retweeted
Adams demands Columbia release Mamdani’s admission records in which he ID’d himself as Asian and African American: ‘Deeply offensive’ trib.al/kazhGiq
"...anyone doing opposition research on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani will stumble upon very different kind of bars, if you catch our drift." deadant.co/rap-comedy-tik… via @DeadAntCo
"His @ZohranKMamdani foes say brace yourself, we have opposition research that will knock his block off. If they had killer oppo, they might have used it before he won the primary." @Peggynoonannyc wsj.com/opinion/trump-… via @WSJopinion
Oppo on @ZohranKMamdani in this new ad from pro-@andrewcuomo PAC Fix the City: nyccfb.info/FTMSearch/Inde…
NYT @jonathanvswan says oppo research doomed NASA nominee and promoted Trump break-up w @elonmusk @mikiebarb nytimes.com/2025/06/09/pod…
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