Sounds like real life imitating Scappleface.
Huckabee Unveils Dirt He Won't Use Against Rivals by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace
(2008-01-01) — To further demonstrate his commitment to a positive campaign strategy, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee today showed reporters a Powerpoint presentation of opposition research that his staff has compiled against his top GOP rivals and announced he would not be using any of it in his effort to win his party’s nomination.
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