The Think Tanks That Appear in the Hacked DNC Emails

Think Tank Watch has scoured the emails of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that were leaked through Wikileaks and found that think tanks are playing a prominent role in the thinking of Democrats.

Here is how many times specific think tanks appear in those emails:

• Heritage Foundation: 61
• Brookings: 41
• Cato Institute: 25
• Center for American Progress (CAP): 19
• American Enterprise Institute (AEI): 17 
• Urban Institute: 14
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): 13 
• Council on Foreign Relations: 10
• Atlantic Council: 6
• Center for a New American Security (CNAS: 4
• Hudson Institute: 4
• Stimson Center: 4 
• Economic Policy Institute: 4
• Hoover Institution: 3
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: 2
• Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE): 1

Think Tank Watch is examining those emails now and will be releasing stories throughout the week.  Stay tuned!