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2008 ELECTORAL COLLEGE

365 Obama McCain 173

270 Electoral Votes Needed For Majority

Nov. 19, 2009 - Associated Republicans for Texas Launches Statewide Effort: ... The Associated Republicans of Texas (ART), a Republican organization focused on winning Texas House races and formed almost 35 years ago at the urging of Texas’ first Republican Senator, John Tower...
Board of Directors: George Seay, Dallas; John Steen, San Antonio; Lance Tarrance, Austin; Ray Washburne, Dallas; Dr. Walter Wilkerson, Jr., Conroe.

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READ ABOUT THE "BRADLEY EFFECT"

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REALCLEARPOLITICS.COM

October 13, 2008 - "The Bradley Effect" - "Now that polls indicate Senator Barack Obama is the favorite to win, some analysts predict a racially biased "Bradley Effect" could prevent Obama from winning a majority on November 4th. That is a pernicious canard and is unworthy of 21st century political narratives. I should know. I was there in 1982 at "ground zero" in California when I served George Deukmejian as his general election pollster...," by V. Lance Tarrance, Jr.

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WATCH THE CATO VIDEO ON "JOHN McCAIN"

Cato institute

2008 - Washington D.C.: " In Defense of John McCain" - A panel discussion: John McCain is one of the most familiar figures in American politics, a figure with great appeal to many. However, his concrete governing philosophy and actual track record have been left unexamined. - V. Lance Tarrance, Jr.

INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM

Nov. 5, 2008 - "The long and short impact of the 2008 elections on the U.S. and the world: a look at voting trends and surprises" - Presented by V. Lance Tarrance, Jr.

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The Arizona Republic Newspaper

Aug. 11, 2006 - "McCain has a long, diverse list of advisers as he runs for President in 2008" by Billy House - "Lance Tarrance, Jr. - Senior strategist for Straight Talk America; author and co-author of five books about electoral behavior."

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READ "DC SPECTATOR" ARTICLE

DC Spectator

Aug. 2, 2006 - "Lance Tarrance Resurfaces into GOP Campaign World in a Big Way" by Gordon Hensley - "...GOP polling guru Lance Tarrance has signed on with John McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC..."

WASHINGTON POST

May 7, 2006 - "Pollster Suggests Bush Moves Might Be Too Little, Too Late," by Eric Pianin and Chris Cillizza - "'This administration may be over,' Lance Tarrance, a chief architect of the Republicans' 1960s and '70s Southern strategy, told a gathering of journalists and political wonks last week. 'By and large, if you want to be tough about it, the relevancy of this administration on policy may be over.'"

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REALCLEARPOLITICS.COM

May 3, 2006 - "Don't Bet on the GOP in 2006" by V. Lance Tarrance, Jr. and Thomas Riehle - "By an 11-point margin, all Americans favor Democrats in control of Congress after the November elections, 48% Democrats-37% Republicans. The new Cook Political Report/RT Strategies national survey of 1,003 adults, conducted Thursday through Sunday, April 27-30, also shows Democrats leading Republicans by 12 points among registered voters, 49-37 percent, and by 17 points among the most likely voters, 53-36 percent."

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Mar. 14, 2006 - "Bush takes offensive with Iraq" - "... of government [in Iraq] starts running," said Lance Tarrance, a Republican pollster teamed with a Democrat in Virginia-based RT Strategies."

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Lecture at Kay Bailey Hutchison Seminar

2006 - Washington D.C. Seminar - "Is there a culture of corruption in Washington today?" by V. Lance Tarrance, Jr.

WASHINGTON POST

Nov. 27, 2005 - "Sympathetic Vibrations" by Chris Cillizza and Peter Slevin - "Democrats fumed last week at Vice President Cheney's suggestion that criticism of the administration's war policies was itself becoming a hindrance to the war effort. But a new poll indicates most Americans are sympathetic to Cheney's point."