TTEA Party Nominee Peg Dunmire sweeps Winter Park Chamber Straw Ballot with 72% over incumbent Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson

The Winter Park (FL) Chamber of Commerce held their annual "Mingle" and Hobnob last night (7/20/10) and the results are in on the race for the 8th Congressional District. TEA Party Nominee Peg Dunmire (TEA-Orlando) swept the straw ballot with 72% of the vote cast.

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest chamber's in the area, with over 900 members, and the first hobnob straw ballot to be held in the 8th Congressional District.

The landslide win by Dunmire, the TEA Party's first congressional nominee, is the third in a series of wins by Dunmire. The most recent poll win was a survey conducted by the local radio show "People Power Hour" (810 AM - 6-8pm weekdays) that produced a landslide victory for Dunmire with over 45% of the 12,660 votes cast over a one-week period. Grayson trailed that poll also with 40% of the vote.

"We're very pleased with the Winter Park Chamber vote and we continue to be very happy with the continued support Peg is generating in her bid to be our nation's first TEA Party member of Congress," stated Fred O'Neal, Chairman of the Florida TEA Party.

Other TEA Party nominees faired well also with Florida Legislative Candidate Heinie Heinzelman receiving 19% of the vote against a liberal GOP incumbent.

TEA Party's Peg Dunmire Whips Rep. Alan Grayson in Chamber Vote

TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire swamped U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, 72 percent to 28 percent, in the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce's straw ballot.

Dunmire and Grayson, D-Orlando, were the only two candidates on the congressional straw ballot, and Dunmire was the lone candidate present from the crowded 8th Congressional District field. Seven Republicans are vying in the Aug. 24 primary to face Dunmire and Grayson in the general election.

Some 300 votes were cast at Tuesday night's event, said chamber spokeswoman Erika Spence, who reported that the straw polling was conducted by Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles and his staff.

A message from Peg Dunmire, the official Tea Party candidate against Alan Grayson....

Dear Fellow Conservative,
America stands at a crossroads. As a nation, we have the opportunity to move forward and reclaim our role as the greatest nation in the history of the world, or we can take the dark road of increased government control, less freedom and increased taxes.
I am Peg Dunmire. I am proud to be the TEA Party candidate for the United States Congress running against Alan Grayson. You know Grayson. He is the one who mocks Americans and Republicans with statements like die now and Dick Cheney is a vampire. When I qualified, Grayson called me one of Governor Palin's un-dead minions. I am proud to accept the moniker! I would rather be one of Governor Palin's un-dead minions than one of the Pelosi stormtroopers!
In my opinion, Grayson represents the very worst element in the United States Congress. Grayson sides with those that would have our country cower in the face of radical Islamic fascism. Grayson represents those that support the unbridled march to socialism. Grayson has become the most outspoken member of Congress to support the corrupt Democrat machine politics.
It is time to retire Alan Grayson. So, as conservatives, how do we do that? It is clearly time for a change and I represent that change. The Republican Party had a one-on-one battle with Grayson last election and they lost. Some people say we should do that again ? a GOP candidate against Grayson ? one-on-one. It was Einstein that said it was insanity to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. If you want to beat Grayson, then join with me in a dramatic effort to defeat him and send a true fiscal and social conservative to Washington.
One of the reasons that my party, the TEA Party, has come under attack across the nation is that TEA party candidates are defeating the GOP bosses and their handpicked candidates across America. The TEA Party represents real change from the corrupt practices of both major parties. The polls here in this area all show me to be the strongest candidate to defeat Grayson in November. Peg Dunmire is: pro-life; pro-gun; pro-defense; anti-tax; and anti-Obama-Care. So the question is: do you want Grayson to go back to Washington or do you want to send a conservative TEA party nominee in his place?
The choice is yours and the choice is clear: Peg Dunmire can win this election and with your help, we will retire Grayson back to New York where he came from!

Sincerely,
Peg Dunmire
TEA Party nominee for the US Congress, District 8
Please consider a donation to the campaign to defeat Grayson.
Also, please visit my website at: www.DunmireForCongress.com

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