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OHIO SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE IS WIDE OPEN

Incumbent Schmidt In Trouble With Economy as Leading Issue

CINCINNATI, OH – June 5, 2008 -- American Political Polling (APP) has

just conducted a survey of 750 randomly selected registered voters from Ohio’s
Second Congressional District. The survey was taken over a three-day period
ending June 2 and represents the counties of the second district (Hamilton,
Clermont, Warren, Brown, Pike, Scioto and Adams).

Summary data from this poll is being made available to media outlets in
southwest Ohio free of charge, while complete internal polling statistics are
available for a fee. APP’s next poll will focus on the First Congressional District
race and will be conducted in the next few weeks.

Poll Summary & Analysis

The majority of District 2 voters believe that George Bush is doing a poor job of
leading the country. Barack Obama has a slight lead over John McCain and
57.2% of voters feel the economy is the number 1 issue facing the country today.
Underscoring that point, 52.3% of the district feels that Ohio, which is one of 11
states in a confirmed recession, is headed in the wrong direction.

In the Congressional race, the Republican candidate, Jean Schmidt, has a solid
base of 23.8% registered Republicans district wide, yet as the incumbent running
for her third term, if the election were held today Schmidt would only receive
24.2% of the vote.

The Democrat candidate, Victoria Wulsin, has a solid base of 22.2% registered
Democrats district wide. If the election were held today Wulsin would receive
29.8% of the vote.

The Independent candidate, David Krikorian, enters the race with 13.4% of the
vote and a pool of 32.5% of undecided voters. Krikorian polled as high as 26.5%
in Pike and 16.7% in Brown.
Our survey indicates that this race is wide open and is a good fit for an
Independent candidate. In a 3-way race the three candidates need at least 34%
to win and five months is a long time.
The correlation of President George Bush’s low approval rating of 40% and
incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt’s low approval rating of
23% may be an indicator of what Republicans have to deal with this November.
Schmidt's job rating is low for a sitting Representative.
Survey Responses

1. Overall, 50.5% of district voters say President George Bush is doing poor
job of leading the country.
2. If the election were held today, 34.4% say they would vote for Democrat
Barack Obama.
3. If the election were held today, 32.9% say they would vote for Republican
John McCain.
4. Generally speaking, 52.3% of voters in OH2 say that Ohio is heading in
the wrong direction.
5. Generally speaking the number 1 issue is the economy at 57.2%
6. Republican Jean Schmidt’s job approval rating is 23%
7. Overall district voters are supportive of an Independent choice for
Congress
8. If the Congressional election were held today 32.5% of Voters are
Undecided, 29.8% would vote Democrat, 24.2% Republican, and 13.4%
would vote Independent

The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.5 % with a 95% confidence interval.

Please contact American Political Polling if you are interested in purchasing

complete polling data.

About American Political Polling

American Political Polling is a privately-held company headquartered in
Cincinnati, Ohio. The company’s objective is to become a leading source of
independent political polling data for media outlets and political campaigns in
Ohio. APP has a 20 seat in-house call center equipped with the latest in call
center dialing technology which allows the company to reach a greater number of
survey participants resulting in more accurate polling data.

APP is also available to conduct high quality public opinion polls for individual
campaigns and corporate clients. For detailed pricing information, please contact
John DiMauro at 513/317-2265.