Barack Obama- (The Country I Love) 1st National Ad for the General Election

According to the campaign, the ad will air Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Virginia. That marks the official Obama battleground. Worth noting is that four of these states--North Dakota, Montana, Alaska, Indiana--are new to the Illinois senator's list, while three other states--New Jersey, Oregon, Washington--have mysteriously disappeared. What gives? Well, as everyone knows, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are coastal, expensive and not particularly American; thus, Obama is already well ahead of John McCain in the polls. In contrast, North Dakota, Montana, Alaska and Indiana represent the rugged, God-fearing, Republican heartland--albeit the parts where polls show that a little reassurance (as in, $1.5 to $3 million per week) could go a long way.