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First Political Ad of 2008 Campaign?

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may not yet have decided on a White House run, but one group backing the idea has launched the first political ad of the 2008 campaign--before some of the Democratic big winners of the 2006 version have even been seated.

A 60-second spot urging the charismatic Obama to throw in his hat will roll out in New Hampshire on Wednesday and run through Christmas. It is also making its way onto Washington, D.C., airwaves this week. "We can replace fear with hope" flashes on the screen as the spot begins; the line underscores what some political analysts see as Obama's strength.

And his second book--"The Audacity of Hope"--is again perched atop The New York Times best-seller list. Bud Jackson of The Jackson Group produced the ad for free. He and consultant John Hlinko, also with Draft Obama, were part of the push to bring retired Gen. Wesley Clark into the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. One of Jackson's biggest claims to fame is that he produced the first-ever presidential draft ad--for Clark.

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