Party war rooms are getting some free help with opposition research
By Mark Burgess Sep. 25, 2015
The casualties are mounting, but Robert Jago is only partly to blame. The anti-Conservative blogger, whose candidate research on Some Random Political Blog has led to three Conservative candidates losing their nominations, isn’t alone in tracking down online indiscretions.
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