Obama echoes Clinton 'fighter' message

From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- As Obama has focused on the economy almost exclusively on the campaign trail in recent days, he has begun to sound more and more like his former rival Hillary Clinton , co-opting her rhetoric on being a “fighter” for ordinary Americans.   Obama is hoping to win over voters in traditionally red states with his economic message -- that while McCain's policies favor big corporations and the rich, he will look out for the middle class. The New York senator used language about being a champion of hard-working families to great effect toward the end of the primary season, helping her win in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana -- though narrowly in the latter. These same states will be battlegrounds in the fall. This election is about “deciding right here and right now that we are gonna fight to make government accountable to the American people to make sure that the special interests aren’t dominating Washington,” Obama told the ... (link)