A new poll commissioned by the campaign of challenger Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D) shows widespread dissatisfaction with incumbent Rep. "Mean Jean" Schmidt (R), with only 33% approving her job performance and 48% saying they would vote to replace her or would consider doing so. Although the incumbent leads in the head-to-head matchup, her lead is in the single digits:

41% Schmidt (R)
33% Wulsin (D)
6% Krikorian (I)
19% Undecided

The head-to-head includes leaners; among strong supporters Schmidt's lead is only 26% to 24%. The poll, taken by Momentum Analysis, LLC by telephone on June 24-26, included 500 likely voters and has a margin of error 0f +/- 4.4 points.

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As a 17 year old, I often see my fellow High School students cringe at the thought of getting involved with political campaigns.  Each and everyone of us has the opportunity to make a difference in this year's election, yet none seem to jump at the chance.  However, I've decided to dedicate my three month hiatus away from school to volunteer for Dr. Victoria Wulsin's campaign for Congress.

I'm here to ask for your help though, with only a few weeks away from the end of this political quarter we need to send a clear message to Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, that we're tired of rubber stamp politicians who represent politics as usual.  Actblue Page in the hopes of helping Wulsin maintain her fundraising advantage over Jean Schmidt.  My goal is to raise $2000 today from small 5 dollar donations today.  If you can't donate than please recommend this diary so that others can see this diary and help Wulsin's campaign.

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It's not even August yet and Jean Schmidt is already spewing out lies.  With less than six months to go until the election she's now claiming, in a fundraising letter, that Democratic candidate Dr. Victoria Wulsin engaged in "grotesque experiments" as a doctor with the Heimlich Institute, injecting unwilling patients in China and Africa with the "Malaria virus." The truth is, Dr. Wulsin was fired from the Institute after she wrote literature opposing these experiments.  According to The Daily Bellwether there's another problem with Schmidt's attacks... there is no Malaria virus.

How can we prove Schmidt doesn't know what she is talking about? For starters, Schmidt's claim that victims in China and Africa were injected with the "malaria virus" is freighted with intent to deceive because a "malaria virus" does not exist. Malaria is caused by a parasite of the Plasmodium genus. And Baratz, who filed the medical board complaint, says Wulsin didn't inject anyone in China or Africa:

 

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Dr. Vic Wulsin is a public health doctor running for Congress in Ohio's 2nd district (which consists of the suburbs and rural counties surrounding greater Cincinnati). In 2006, she nearly defeated Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt, who won by only 2517 votes. Click here for a longer bio

Bye, Bye Karl

Vic Wulsin

This past Monday, Karl Rove announced his departure from the White House, and I am anything but sad about it. Mr. Rove, who was President Bush's closest advisor, has been a profoundly harmful force in American politics. I am running for Congress in the 2nd district because our government should put people before politics. For over six years in the White House, Mr. Rove did just the opposite.

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Editor at Ohio 2nd Blog reports that Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill)has conceded the race to Rep. "Mean Jean" Schmidt (R-Loveland).

Wulsin ran a fantastic campaign. None of the "experts" liked her chances at the outset, and she wound up coming even closer than Paul Hackett in the 2005 special election. With a little more help from the national Democratic establishment she could have won this race handily.

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