Dark Nights: Op Research In Tennessee Politics

By Kleinheider Posted on August 31, 2008 at 7:27 pm

Erik Schelzig runs down the role of opposition research in Tennessee politics:

Bredesen said he takes to heart the advice of his original political adviser, Joe Napolitan.

“He told me way back when that his rule about negative campaigning was a) don’t negative campaign, and b) if you do, make it hurt,” Bredesen said.

Bob Corney, a former state Democratic Party official, said finding potentially damaging information alone isn’t always enough to earn an advantage.

“Sometimes it’s how you polish it,” said Corney, also a former Bredesen aide. “It’s a dark art, but it’s an art.”

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