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by John McCormick
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The room covered with gorgeous woodwork that serves as the setting for Sen. Barack Obama’s new 60-second television commercial debuting in Iowa today is actually part of a park facility building in suburban Oak Park, Ill.
The ad, called “Believe,” is the first where the Illinois Democrat speaks directly to the camera as he tries to sell himself as a Washington outsider. It is expected to run with greater frequency — and more expense — than his earlier television ads in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Obama makes no mention of his opponents, while he stresses his opposition to the invasion of Iraq and past record of working with Republicans to solve problems.
In the ad, he states in part:
“Every time I speak about my hope for America, the cynics in Washington roll their eyes.
“You see, they don’t believe we can actually change politics and bring an end to decades of division and deadlock. They don’t believe we can limit the power of lobbyists who block our progress, or that we can trust the American people with the truth.
“And that’s why we face the same problems and hear the same promises every four years. My experience tells me something very different.”
The ad may run in additional states, although there are no immediate plans to do that. For now, the campaign hopes it will help Obama gain ground in Iowa, where polls show a close race between him, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
To view the ad, click here.