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Posted: 2022-05-05T22:11:16Z | Updated: 2022-05-05T22:11:16Z

Every U.S. Senate candidate has one a thick file of opposition research, usually commissioned both by opponents and by the candidate themselves. These dossiers can revealing anything from a speeding ticket or a bad social media post to nude photos or a $1,250 mens haircut .

Shortly after author J.D. Vance won Ohios GOP Senate primary this week, Politico reported the existence of a public website containing opposition research published by a pro-Vance super PAC.

The trove of data includes a 177-page vulnerability analysis on the first-time candidate, revealing everything that could be used against him in the race including all the negative things hes said about former President Donald Trump , articles he wrote as a Yale Law student, and social media posts about getting hammered.

Every campaign has a self-oppo book; its standard, said Taylor Van Kirk, a spokesperson for Vance. Most of whats in ours has already been reported.

Here are a few things we learned reading through the report:

Vances allies are well aware of all the bad shit he said about Trump

The Hillbilly Elegy author has owned up to the fact that he didnt vote for Trump in 2016, and said it took some time for him to come around to the former president. The vulnerability analysis notes the laundry list of unflattering things Vance has said about Trump, which didnt let up until 2018. Heres what the report says:

Vance used various descriptions of his disdain for Trump. Vance said he was a Never Trump guy, never liked him, will never vote for Trump, loathed Trump, called Trumps election terrible for the country, and described him as dangerous and reprehensible. Vance claimed to have voted for Independent candidate Evan McMullin in 2016, but previously said he might vote for Hillary Clinton if it appeared that Trump would win in 2016. Vance criticized Trumps policy proposals, saying they ranged from immoral to absurd. Vance likened Trumps candidacy to heroin for his supporters and accused him of appealing to racism and xenophobia. Vance expressed support for women who accused Trump of sexually assaulting them, and wondered on Twitter what percentage of the American population has @RealDonaldTrump sexually assaulted?

This didnt stop Trump from endorsing Vance for the GOP Senate nomination.

Theres no record of Vance voting between 2008 and 2016

Vance didnt vote in nearly a decades worth of elections while bouncing between California, Connecticut, Ohio and Washington, D.C.

Vance failed to vote between the 2008 general election and the 2016 general election, and has not voted in a Republican primary since 2008, the report says. The elections he missed included presidential elections and the 2010 election for the exact seat he might seek.

Vance also hasnt contributed much money to political candidates

Vance has contributed sparingly to Republicans over the years, giving $1,000 to Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio), whose seat hes trying to claim, and $500 to North Carolina congressional candidate Dan Driscoll.