Totally different system, but in UK it's common knowledge that parties keep "dirt books" on politicians for control purposes. https://twitter.com/woke8yearold/status/785686682183962628 …
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@woke8yearold e.g. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11343120/David-Cameron-personally-orders-Tories-to-open-Whips-dirt-books-to-child-abuse-investigators.html … but central plot element in "Yes, Prime Minister" & original "House of Cards"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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(obviously, it's their own politicians they keep dirt on, not the opposition. Oppo research is a much more recent phenomenon)
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come to think of it, "Yes Minister" was Civil Service + MI5, not party whips. Still, it's well known & expected.
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