A Republican-backed outfit originally formed to gather information on Democratic candidates has been deployed to push Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
America Rising Advanced Research, commonly known as AR2 or AR Squared, is an offshoot of America Rising, which began after the 2012 presidential election to gather opposition research against potential Democratic candidates for president and other offices.
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In recent weeks, AR2 has peppered reporters with story pitches boosting Pruitt’s candidacy, and on Wednesday launched the website confirmpruitt.com.
December 26, 2016