Jean Schmidt works, campaigns while seen as hero or villain

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1133471345107510.xml&storylist=cleveland&thispage=1

12/1/2005, 4:02 p.m. ET

...She expects the situation to give her a political advantage in her district — one of the nation's most conservative — because she says her message of supporting the Iraq war to combat terrorism represents her constituents' concerns...

They say her infamy will embolden Democrats to try to take her seat next November if she's the GOP nominee.

Democrats' best chance to do that would be Democratic newcomer Paul Hackett, but the Iraq veteran who narrowly lost to Schmidt this summer says he is staying in a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Schmidt's Washington office has fielded angry calls from places including California, New York, Oregon and Washington. The Democratic National Committee has begun a fundraising campaign to put up a billboard near Schmidt's Portsmouth district office saying "Shame on You, Jean Schmidt: Stop Attacking Veterans. Keep Your Eye on the Ball — We Need a Real Plan for Iraq."...

[jedr]

1. What happened to those thousands of supportive e-mails?

[Ian David]

2. Who needs to PAY for billboards when there's FREEWAY BLOGGING?

http://www.FreewayBlogger.com