Rising Republicans/Oppo Research

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Robert Costa

3/26/13

 

Republicans are looking for a comeback, and America Rising, a new GOP campaign group, is attempting to lead the charge.

The opposition-research venture was founded last week by a trio of Beltway operatives -- Matt Rhoades, Tim Miller, and Joe Pounder. Rhoades is the former campaign manager for Mitt Romney, Miller is an experienced spokesman, and Pounder is the Republican National Committee's former research director. In an interview with Beltway Buzz, Miller, a former adviser to Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign, says he's trying to modernize how the party thinks about the press and the web.

 

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