Tarleton Targeted Update: Soucek Did Not Pay

On October 8th we had a post entitled Tarleton Targeted about The NC Realtors' favorite push polling company, Fallon Research & Communication, targeting State Representative Cullie Tarleton in his bid for re-election. Tarleton has had the temerity to oppose the realtors political positions. Opponent Dan Soucek was unlikely to have paid for the polling given his limited campaign funds.

Third quarter campaign finance reports now indicate that this is likely the case. Soucek did not report any payments to Fallon Research & Communication and the only expenditures reported by a campaign to Fallon Research & Communication in 2008 have been:

$10,000.00    04/28/2008
NC REALTORS PAC for POLLING

$39,300.00    09/24/2008
NC REALTORS PAC for POLLING

$9,250.00    09/24/2008
LES MERRITT COMMITTEE for RESEARCH