Devorah Adler
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Devorah Adler is a political consultant and opposition research
specialist for the Democratic National Committee
in the United States. A former Assistant Director for Health Policy during the Bill Clinton
presidency, Adler later served as Director of Research for the Democratic National Committee
in the 2006 election cycle, and served as Director of Research for the Barack Obama
campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
Adler was one of the Obama 2008 campaign's first hires in January 2007, assigned to debunk a widely circulated anonymous set of emails that rumored Obama was Muslim. Interviewed at that time by Politico.com, Adler said, "We've been bird-dogging
it from the beginning; the first research document that I put together was a response to the 'Who is Barack Obama?' email."
Opposition research
Opposition research is:# The term used to classify and describe efforts of supporters or paid consultants of a political candidate to legally investigate the biographical, legal or criminal, medical, educational, financial, public and private administrative and or voting records of the opposing...
specialist for the Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
in the United States. A former Assistant Director for Health Policy during the Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
presidency, Adler later served as Director of Research for the Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
in the 2006 election cycle, and served as Director of Research for the Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
Adler was one of the Obama 2008 campaign's first hires in January 2007, assigned to debunk a widely circulated anonymous set of emails that rumored Obama was Muslim. Interviewed at that time by Politico.com, Adler said, "We've been bird-dogging
Bird dog (person)
A Bird Dog is: 1. A person who is paid a referral fee for locating and promoting business opportunities for someone else. For example a referral fee, or "bird dog fee", is sometimes used in business...
it from the beginning; the first research document that I put together was a response to the 'Who is Barack Obama?' email."