The Book Closes On Defeating Mean Jean Schmidt In 2010-- Ohio Is A Festering Mess

OH-02 voters saved from this hideous choice- Book & Schmidt

Ohio state Rep. Todd Book, an unattractive candidate of the reactionary Strickland-Redfern machine, would have been the least inspiring candidate Democrats could have possibly put up against Mean Jean Schmidt. It almost seems like Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is determined to deliver Ohio back into the hands of the GOP. After some investigation, the area's Tri-State Building and Construction Trades Council withdrew its endorsement of Book last week. Book, who had raised almost no money in the race, withdrew entirely from it.

This leaves, by default, David Krikorian, an independent "spoiler" from the 2008 race, as the Democratic candidate. Independent candidate Surya Yalamanchili, who was on Donald Trump's reality TV show The Apprentice, is also running.

There's probably a better chance that Democrats will lose Boccieri's seat-- after the confused conservative-leaning freshman voted against healthcare reform and for the anti-choice Stupak Amendment-- than there is that they will pick up Mean Jean's much-targeted seat.