Joe Kaufman, the Republican candidate for United States Congress looking to unseat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has won the latest Tea Party straw poll.

The poll took place, this past week, following a Tea Party debate between Kaufman and all but one of his primary opponents. During the debate, Kaufman took issue with his opponents’ soft stance on Iran. This is an important matter, given the fact that Iran is actively conducting war games with missiles that Iran openly admits can be used to target U.S. bases and Israel.

Tea Party Fort Lauderdale was honored to host a Congressional Debate for Florida District 23. We would like to thank Republican Candidates Gineen Bresso, Ozzie deFaria, Juan Eliel Garcia, and Joe Kaufman for participating on Saturday, July 7, 2012.  We also want to thank BREC Chairman, Richard DeNapoli, for his participation as moderator. The candidates agreed to support whomever of the four on the stage received the nomination.  Here are the results of the straw poll taken immediately following the event.

JOE KAUFMAN IS BELIEVED TO BE PARTY’S BEST HOPE TO UNSEAT CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

After receiving nothing short of a landslide of support from national GOP leaders, congressional candidate Joe Kaufman returned triumphantly from Washington, DC as the apparent frontrunner to unseat Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd District. Kaufman garnered enthusiastic support from former Presidential candidates Herman Cain, Speaker Newt Gingrich, Senator Rick Santorum and other Republican leaders.  

Kaufman was invited to speak in Washington, along with Senator Marco Rubio, at the kick-off luncheon of the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference, where he received a rousing round of applause.  

Joe Kaufman has won his third poll out of three polls to determine which Republican candidate should challenge Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the November 2012 congressional election. The poll was conducted by the political website Red Broward.

In every one of the polls, Kaufman beat out his two closest GOP rivals by a wide margin. In this latest poll, Kaufman received over 36% of the vote, while Karen Harrington and Ozzie DeFaria received just over 8% and 10% respectively.

Yesterday, the people of Wisconsin sent a clear message to their politicians that they are looking for those in elected office to do the right thing and not necessarily the easy thing. This is a foreboding signal to the Obama administration that Americans cannot be lured into destructive policies simply because they will not have to face tough consequences.

Most importantly, though, the American people spoke out in favor of fairness and reason. They have recognized that the bullying tactics of public sector unions are destructive to the financial future of America. They have also recognized that current spokespersons for the White House have not always been honest with the voters.