Public Problems and Campaign Corrections

$818,773.81 - that's the new running total spent by the NC Association of Realtors in trying to defeat local options for local governments. Lobbying reports released today showed that NCAR spent $148,835.51 in the month of July. About half that was spent on media time. Payments were also made to shills Sinclair and Crone through consulting firms Public Solutions and Campaign Connections. The pair recently announced a new poll that has serious credibility problems. Under the Dome tracked numerous errors in the poll, very publicly. Maybe they need new names: Public Problems and, Campaign Corrections.
[Update: I've had my fun with this one but I've since learned that a combination of haste and personal circumstance led to incomplete editing of the original poll data.]