Roy Herron -- Still Organizing

Here is the latest email from the Herron campaign touting 3 wins in Straw Polls. I know, some people discount the straw polls. But, to win, there must be some level of organization. And Herron has won every one of them so far. By convincing margins. Now, he's pushing the theme that he's the Democrat who can take on the son of the Pilot Oil fortune. Read on:

On Monday, we won our third straw poll in a row!We received 49% of the votes cast for five candidates at the Hamilton County Democratic Party’s annual Kefauver Dinner in Chattanooga. Two days earlier, we won the straw poll in Sullivan County with 57% of the vote. And in September, we won the first Democratic straw poll in Rutherford County, also by a large margin.If someone had said months ago, when our campaign began, that we would win the first three Democratic straw polls in this race for Governor, the pundits wouldn’t have believed it. Heck, I wouldn’t have believed it.But we did.Some pundits also claim a Democrat has little chance of being elected Governor next year. Some think that only the richest candidates should even be considered.But they forget what we can accomplish together with a lot of hard work – and with the support of people across Tennessee.I represent nine counties in West and Middle Tennessee. For 23 years, I have received the strong support of those rural areas. But winning straw polls in metropolitan areas like Murfreesboro, Tri-Cities, and Chattanooga – with margins a hometown candidate would envy – proves our message and hard work are reaching Tennesseans. Observers have noted the "small army of Roy Herron volunteers" greeting 3,000 Democrats at Jackson Day and our "unique ability to bridge the gap between rural and urban" Tennesseans. Our campaign team and volunteers are committed to the hard work it takes to win, and we’ll be working even harder in the months ahead to earn the trust and support of voters all across Tennessee.Will you help us?Our decisive wins in the straw polls prove we can connect with citizens all across Tennessee. But we need your support to reach others.Will you support our campaign by contributing $50, $100, or $250 to help provide the resources we need to win?Thomas Edison said, "Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."Let’s not miss this opportunity to work hard – and work together – to build a winning campaign and make Tennessee work for all of us.Thank you for your kind consideration!
Your friend, Roy
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