Obama Says Clinton's Advantage Is Name Recognition
From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:
CHICAGO -- Barack Obama is back to business as usual today, after yesterday's heated press conference in which he denounced his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He and his wife Michelle have campaign stops scheduled in Indiana, as they continue to court working class voters in the state.
Yesterday, Obama attributed Hillary Clinton's success with working class Democrats in Pennsylvania and Ohio to her name recognition. "Many of them view me favorably, it's just that they've known her longer and feel loyal to her," Obama said.
He argued that as working class voters get to know him, they will side with him, as they did in Iowa, Colorado, and Wisconsin. However, Obama said he does not want to direct his overall message to just one group. "I don't want to tailor my message to one group or another group, I want the same message to all of America," he said. "We've got to change our politics so that we can deliver concrete benefits."
The finance wing of the campaign is also trying to raise more money today for the upcoming primaries and the general election. "Senator Clinton just launched another round of false attack ads in Indiana and North Carolina, and she's determined to continue her negative campaign until we close out the primary season," the campaign said in an e-mail to supporters. "In the meantime, we need to prepare ourselves to face similar tactics from Senator McCain. Make a donation of $25 today to help us fight this two-front battle and show our strength before tonight's deadline"
The campaign is appealing for last minute donations now because the April financial reporting deadline is at midnight tonight.