Obama Shifting Gears For General Election, Recruiting Hillary Staffers

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Obama Shifting Gears For General Election, Recruiting Hillary Staffers
By Eric Kleefeld - June 8, 2008, 4:38PM


With the Democratic nomination race now truly over, Barack Obama's campaign is transitioning into a full general-election mode -- including some key staff hires from the Hillary camp.

For one thing, the Obama camp is recruiting Aaron Pickrell, the top political strategist for Hillary-backing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, to run the campaign in that crucial state. The Obama team has also been considering hiring Patti Solis Doyle, the former campaign manager for Hillary, to serve in some capacity.

In addition, Obama's expected financial advantage over John McCain will give him an opportunity not too many Democrats get: To truly expand the playing field and force McCain to compete in usually-reliable GOP states like Alaska, North Carolina and Mississippi.

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Obama Launches Two-Week Tour On The Economy
By Greg Sargent - June 6, 2008, 4:20PM

With some polls showing that Obama holds a sizable advantage over McCain on the economy, the Obama campaign is moving to get the upper hand on the issue by announcing a two-week economic swing beginning Monday called the "Change that works for you" tour.

Today's CNN poll showed that the economy dwarfs even Iraq as a concern in this election, finding that 42% of registered voters cited the economy as the thing that will be the most important in their choice for president, versus only 24% who cited Iraq.

The first stop is in Raleigh, North Carolina. More details when we get them.