The Shulman for Congress campaign (yes, there is life outside of national politics, too) has shown that online video isn’t just for the likes of Obama, McCain, Clinton and Paris Hilton. Lesser known politicians with tech savvy staffers have shown their willingness to dabble in the medium as well.

Dennis Shulman, the Democratic candidate in the 5th Congressional District of New Jersey, launched a parody of NBC’s “The Office” to highlight the ties between the oil industry and current Congressman, Scott Garrett.

In addition to the video, the campaign has also launched a website, “Oilmen for Garrett” to support the video.

The true test will be whether or not the video is effective at all. While the 5th district is made up of the northern most edge of New Jersey, and nearly 650,000 residents, the two-week old video only has about 5,500 views.

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