POLITICAL ROUNDUP: OBAMA REINTRODUCES HIMSELF

Sen. Barack Obama is transitioning into general-election mode, buying air time in 18 states, launching a website to combat misinformation and creating a new ad mentioning the “country I love”.
According to Monday’s Washington Post:
Obama ‘has moved aggressively to shape his campaign and offered a clear road map for the kind of candidate he is likely to become in the months ahead: an ambitious gamer of the electoral map, a ruthless fundraiser and a scrupulous manager of his own biography in the face of persistent concerns about how he is perceived. Obama’s early maneuvers suggest a clear understanding within the campaign of his strengths and weaknesses.’”
Rasmussen Reports show him leading John McCain seven percentage points.