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The New York Times notes that Sen. Barack Obama campaign officials "have made much of their desire to expand the traditional Democratic playing field into states like Idaho, Indiana, Missouri and Montana and have promised they will run a 50-state campaign."

However, the campaign has no office in Arkansas, even though the state has "a Democratic governor, an overwhelmingly Democratic legislature, two Democratic United States senators and three Democratic Congressional representatives out of four."

"But while Arkansas on paper might entice a Democratic candidate, Arkansas in person is a different story, and the fact that Mr. Obama's campaign is not yet here reveals much about his strategic approach to turning red states blue."

Sat Aug 16, 2008

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