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Obama Promoting Coal -- And Concern For Rural Voters -- In New Kentucky Ad
Barack Obama now has a new ad in Kentucky, a state where he isn't expected to do at all well in the May 20 primary -- a possible effort to dispel the idea that he can't compete in rural areas.
The ad features a southern Illinois coal worker taking about Obama's commitment to coal technology:
The ad seems to be formulated to deal with a critique of Obama that has surfaced in the last few contests: That in the wake of the "small town" comments, he has trouble relating to or connecting with rural voters.
Interestingly, Ben Smith notes that the Obama camp hasn't blasted this ad to reporters in the way they usually do -- perhaps because liquid coal technologies aren't particularly popular with environmental activists.
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