From the Cincinnati Enquirer:One thing you won't find on U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt's campaign Web site: the name of Joe Braun as her campaign manager. Oversight?This isn't a surprise to anybody who's been reading the Whistleblower, but the question that I have is whether or not this is a signal that the campaign is starting to come apart at the seams.
Braun, who became a partner at the Cincinnati law firm Strauss & Troy, said he stepped down as Schmidt's campaign manager because of time constraints - not over Schmidt's "cowards cut and run" comment on the House floor.
So who'll take over? Braun, who will stay on as an adviser, said he's looking for someone.
We've got McEwen breathing down her neck. Rumors of a "February surprise." Mixed press and constituent reaction to some controversial words on the floor of the House. And now she loses her campaign manager.
You don't have to be Karl Rove to figure out that there are some serious challenges to this campaign at this point. Will the Schmidt team find the answers in time to save her seat? That is the question...
