McCain's Anti-Romney File, May Have Just Gone Viral

[Gratiot]

If you think you’ve already heard everything there is to know about Mitt Romney, think again. A 200-page document that appears to be Sen. John McCain’s entire 2008 election-year opposition research file on the former Massachusetts governor hit the Internet with a vengeance Tuesday evening. And it’s an eye-opener.

The file explores everything from the assessed value of Romney’s house (“$3.162 million”) to his views on the Boy Scouts’ ban of homosexuals (“publicly opposed … in 1994 and 2002 campaigns”). It was made public Tuesday on the social media website Buzzfeed, although it appears to have been accessible online for two months.

The document, given the name “The Romney Book,” was viewed less than 100 times on the page where it was originally uploaded by its anonymous leaker on November 11.

Neither McCain nor his former presidential campaign staffers have authenticated the untitled document, and McCain’s recent endorsement of Romney makes that highly unlikely. Still, the file is comprehensive enough — even by Washington, D.C. opposition-research standards — to suggest that it was assembled as a tool to counter a Romney candidacy on a national scale. And the news articles it references stop late in 2007.

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Note: there's a link in the news article to the file, requires a quick registration to download or you can view it online.

[NHSparky]

And RINO Juan McCain wonders why conservatives never trusted him.

[Gratiot]

It's an interesting read, although certainly not particularly damning if you've been stayed abreast of his history and positions.

I do have to applaud the team that put it together though, exceptionally well researched and organized.

And RINO Juan McCain wonders why conservatives never trusted him.

Well I'm certain McCain will get a bit of backlash over this.  I doubt he was the one who leaked it, especially since he has endorsed Romney.  I can't imagine any major primary candidate not having a similar dossier on their rivals for the nomination, that are available to a number of campaign staffers.  Whether it was leaked intentionally or not, by one of his staff members, I doubt we'll ever know.

[Gratiot]

Just picked up by Drudge.