Obama Launches 2nd General Election Ad: "Dignity"

Source: CBS NEWS

Barack Obama's campaign has released its second television ad of the general election campaign, "Dignity." The 30-second spot, which will air in 18 states, opens with a focus on the Illinois senator's biography – and includes the sort of centrist rhetoric on welfare that Bill Clinton employed during his presidential run.

"He worked his way through college and Harvard Law," an announcer says at the spot's outset, as black-and-white photos of Obama are shown onscreen. "Turned down big money offers, and helped lift neighborhoods stung by job loss. Fought for workers’ rights."

The announcer continues: "He passed a law to move people from welfare to work, slashed the rolls by eighty percent. Passed tax cuts for workers; health care for kids. As president, he’ll end tax breaks for companies that export jobs, reward those that create jobs in America. And never forget the dignity that comes from work."

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