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Obama Reintroduces Himself

Candidate moves to shore up weak spots, reaches out to GOP, undecided voters

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama is going back to basics as he launches his general election campaign, the Washington Post reports. The Democrat's first ad is a getting-to-know-you effort, recounting his biography and his values. “You can't presume that everybody was paying attention during the primary season,” explains one adviser—or, between the lines, that many Americans might still believe Internet-borne rumors.

Misinformation about Obama may be the candidate’s biggest weakness, but he has the financial edge to combat it. His initial ad is running in a whopping 18 states, including traditional Republican strongholds. “He is not trying to cobble together the old Democratic coalition of interest groups and get 48 percent,” said one GOP media consultant. “This is an aggressive leap… to play on Republican turf.”

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands during a Friday stop in Jacksonville, Fla.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands during a Friday stop in Jacksonville, Fla.   (AP Photo)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, June 20, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, June 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, June 20, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, June 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles after talking with the media in front of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday.   (AP Photo)
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