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32 Min Released Jun 23, 2016

How To Destroy A Man With A Haircut

Opposition researchers are the campaign operatives whose job is to dig into a candidate’s past and find things that voters won’t like. They take that information, and try to turn it into a story about why you should or shouldn't vote for someone.

This week, we take a look at how that process works, where that information goes, and how oppo in 2016 is different from oppo in past elections.

Guests: Opposition researchers Shauna Daly and Joe Pounder, political consultant Rodell Mollineau, Dominique Mednick—an undecided voter who lives in Florida, and BuzzFeed's Editor-In-Chief Ben Smith.

No One Knows Anything

No One Knows Anything

Breaking down the biggest and most insane stories in politics this week to figure what we should or shouldn't be freaking out about.

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