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Swift-Boat Group Sinks Nearly $3 Million Into Ad Tying Obama To Ayers
TPM Election Central — ... Group, confirms to me that the spot is running in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This ad, in short, matters. The Obama campaign apparently realizes this too: They have a response ad up in Ohio that hasn't been released yet. In other words, the spot tying Obama to Ayers is the real deal -- the first wave of the Swift-Boating that has yet to materialize in earnest. Late Update: Tracey posts Obama's response ad for you to watch right here. ...

A changed slogan: "The Change We Need"
Ben Smith's Blog — ... campaign that shifted slogans as it groped for a clear message. "Change We Can Believe In" carried an implicit contrast with Clinton, who had a trust problem. But it's a basically abstract message as the campaign moves to add flesh to Obama's notion of change. And so Obama has made a rare tweak, changing the description of the change he's offering. The new line: "The Change We Need." That's the tag line in Obama's recent Ayers response ad. It's popped up at the convention, as in Dan Hynes' speech, and in the night's ...