Knowledge: The power to win progressive campaigns.

We provide complete due diligence vetting, vulnerability assessments and issue research for progressive campaigns. Whether you are a campaign manager, consultant or pollster, Nesbitt Research will partner with you to get the information you need to win.

So, what do you need to know?

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Knowledge Services for Political Campaigns

  • The Complete Dossier

    Our core competency has always been providing information about individuals. We can provide the complete public record on a given target including assets, criminal and civil litigation, real property and residential history, voting record, campaign finance history, and work history, to name just a few of the records we review. All this on impossible deadlines.

  • Polling Memos

    A more concise version of the complete dossier. This will usually precede the complete dossier and is used to design initial public opinion survey. It is a brief outline of the most noteworthy issues concerning a given subject.

  • Issue Research

    Nesbitt Research has the specialized skills and staff to review any issue large or small and provide a detailed analysis of the players, their motivations and possible outcomes. We frequently assist lobbying teams and elected officials with detailed intelligence on fast moving public policy issues like health care, banking and transportation.

  • Debate Prep

    Great debate preparation and performance is based on great information. We can compile exceptional debate prep material and advise your team throughout the process.

  • Backgrounding

    Nesbitt Research offers our clients background research on potential clients, donors and political figures to help shape communications, political and fundraising plans. Call us today: 1.800.961.5206

Features

  • Privacy

    We know that in today’s online world, you need a private firm for your most sensitive due diligence investigations. Nesbitt Inc is a private company and we secure all our investigations with the industry’s most sophisticated encryption protocols.

  • Clarity

    We write in clear and straightforward prose. We deliver all research in PDF and provide all material to our clients in an electronic format to ensure you fast and easy implementation in your communications or complete secrecy.

  • Individuality

    From the complete dossier to the brief memo, our investigations are custom-tailored to be as discreet or as aggressive as the situation demands. We use the most effective, creative and proven strategies available, and we deliver results…on target, on budget and on time.

  • A Team Player

    We know that in today’s information-driven world, you need a firm that does more than hand you a report. We wade through the flood of information to help you make sense of it, and we work with your team every step of the way to use the information to execute a winning strategy.

Techniques:

    • Political Records

    • Legislative record
    • Voting history and official attendance
    • Pay-to-play analysis
    • “Official” perks, office spending and travel
    • Minutes and transcripts from public bodies on which the target sits

    • Media Searches

    • Relevant news
    • Archives and library records search
    • Broadcast media search