Draft Obama Ad to Air in Des Moines

From the Gazette Online...

DES MOINES, IA - A television commercial aimed at convincing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to seek the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination will have a brief and limited run in Iowa on New Year's Day, according to the volunteer-based DraftObama.org group.

Kris Schultz, a spokeswoman for the grassroots movement of 16,000 volunteers pushing an Obama presidential run, said her group made a "modest ad buy" to air the 60-second "Believe Again" spot on major network affiliates in the Des Moines market only next Monday morning.

DraftObama.org is targeting its effort in Iowa because of its lead-off position in the 2008 presidential selection process, she said. But, because the group is fully comprised of volunteers, it could not afford to take the message to the Eastern Iowa media market at this time, she added.

"We hope to continue to find ways to expand our message," added Schultz, who noted the goal of purchasing media time in Iowa is to send a hopeful message to Iowa caucus-goers.

"Putting the ad on TV in Iowa on New Year's Day is our humble way of asking potential Iowa caucus-goers to encourage Senator Obama to run for president," said Ben Stanfield, DraftObama.org founder. "We're so excited to be sharing the nation's first 2008 campaign ad with the nation's first caucus state."

Here's the ad on YouTube...



The ad isn't bad. It does a good job introducing what Obama stands for. If anything it is a little long.