Two mysterious men pull up to the courthouse and head to the public records office. They’re strangers, and they ask a lot of strange questions like, “I’d like to look at Mayor John Doe’s property deeds.” Or, “I want to see Congressman Smith’s voting records.”
They’re not from the FBI. They’re not even G-Men. They’re Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian, two former investigative journalists who sift through the muck to conduct opposition research on political candidates. Their tales of hitting the road and poking noses into a politician’s past are documented in their book, We’re With Nobody.
The title is their stock answer when city hall clerks ask what organization they represent. But Huffman and Rejebian aren’t just researching the opposition.
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