Xanthus Strategies is a full-service political, corporate, and non-profit research firm specializing in exhaustive documentation and unmatched analysis. Our research packages are considered the industry standard for political opposition research and our corporate work has been utilized for a broad range of purposes. Our various services provide difference-making detail and form the basis of most, if not all, of our clients’ winning campaign messages.

Our integrated consortium of extraordinarily successful investigative, political, and technical professionals work as a team to deliver unsurpassed results. Our investigative professionals have over a half a century of law enforcement investigative experience combined, gained in our nation’s premiere police departments. We complement this investigative experience with real-life political and policy experience, so our investigators don’t just know how to look, they know where to look.

In a close election, having a full understanding of your strengths and your opponent’s vulnerabilities will be the difference between winning and losing. From traditional opposition research to time-sensitive rapid response, Xanthus’ research programs are rooted in thoroughness and focused on providing clients with valuable information that will enable them to succeed. Xanthus’ team has over a half century of investigative experience combined,  producing comprehensive research for state parties and candidates running at all levels of government.

Opposition research is the process of collecting and analyzing information so that it can be used throughout the course of a campaign to hold an opponent accountable for past actions and statements, as well as educate the client candidate or organization about the opponent’s potential strengths.

Xanthus Strategies draws on a variety of resources and methods, from on-site visits to courthouses and government agencies to online databases that hold decades of public records and media coverage, to research every aspect of an opponent’s background.

We look for examples of outstanding citizenship…

     …And evidence of possible illegal or unethical activity

We look for documented examples of promises made and kept…

     …And examples of “hypocrisy” – where words don’t match behavior

We look for documentation of placing public benefit before any self interest…

     …And evidence of putting “self benefit” before “public service”

We highlight facts pointing to excellent use and protection of tax dollars…

     …And poor stewardship of public and taxpayer resources

We find specifics that impact the “trust” issue, both good and bad.

Our political research is not a “data dump” – it’s what you need to win.