Let me offer two sections from the Morning Jolt newsletter to begin Friday morning. First . . .
Opposition Research, in Fun Graphic Style
The good folks at the America Rising PAC — Matt Rhoades, Mitt Romney’s campaign manager and the research director for George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign, and former RNC research director Joe Pounder and spokesman Tim Miller — launched a Tumblr site; declaring, “This will be our home until we launch the full website.”
Some notable launch material:
1. Three Sleaziest Terry McAuliffe Political $ Moments (On Video)
#1 – 1988: “I Will Stop At Nothing To Try And Get A Check From You.”
#2 – 2001: “If The Worst Thing You Say About Me Is ‘Terry McAuliffe Has Done Business With People He’s Met Through Politics,’ So Be It. I Plead Guilty.”
#3 – 2007: “It’s A Lot Easier To Raise Money For A Governor. They Have All Kinds Of Business To Hand Out, Road Contracts, Construction Jobs.”
2. America Rising Prepping for Hillary Clinton 2016
3. McAuliffe Flip Flops on Abandoning Wife & Kids For Political Fundraisers
That last bit of video, featuring Terry McAuliffe on “Meet the Press” in 2001, is pretty funny in light of the story of McAuliffe stopping at a fundraiser on the way home from the hospital with his wife and newborn child:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NN-DMgdKoo4