June 19, 2008 - 1:24pm
Obama launches first ad campaign of the general election
By James W. Pindell
Category: President
Barack Obama will begin airing his first general election campaign ads in 18 states, including New Hampshire, the campaign announced today.
The 60 second ad titled "Country I Love" is biographical in nature.
You can watch it below.
Yesterday, John McCain chose New Hampshire as one of 11 states to run an advertisement on global warming.
John McCain's campaign was less than impressed.
"We’re confident the more Americans know about Barack Obama the less likely they are to support him," said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.
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