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Republican Grassroots Effort—Victory 2008—Heads to November Better Prepared Than Usual
Combination of Williams and Lilly puts GOP GOTV on sound footing

by Harvey Kronberg, on July 18th, 2008
in The Quorum Report

For political road warriors, there was a period in which it seemed you could not hit an airport or hotel lobby without running into former Secretary of State and Republican Victory 2008 chairman Roger Williams heading to or from a speaking engagement.

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Williams Energizes Republican Grassroots Victory 2008 Effort
What had been an afterthought is far my dynamic this year

by Harvey Kronberg, on January 31st, 2008
in The Quorum Report

Faced with adverse political winds and a dispirited base, the state Republican Party decided last summer to start its Victory '08 fundraising effort earlier than similar efforts in previous years.

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Lobbyists: Job 'nasty' but not evil
MONEY: Fundraisers say their often tedious activity involves less corruption than people might think.

by Michelle DeArmond, on June 17th, 2006
in The Press-Enterprise

Not far from the ornate halls of Congress, politicians nearly every day settle into borrowed chairs in small offices, strap on phone headsets and make dozens or sometimes hundreds of calls.

They're dialing for dollars, a legal and integral part of life in Washington, D.C., state capitals and local governments across the country.

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Republican tops in fund-raising in Railroad Commission race
Democrat assails rival for taking large sums from oil, gas industry

by Robert T. Garrett, on October 27th, 2004
in Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN – In a quiet campaign for the Railroad Commission, Republican incumbent Victor Carrillo has run up a huge lead in fund-raising and won endorsements from major newspapers.

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