damned spot: Political ads dissected and explained.

Barack Declares!Is it the first campaign ad of 2008?

By Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante
Posted Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at 2:24 PM ET

Talk about political honeymoons. When Illinois Sen. Barack Obama traveled to New Hampshire over the weekend for a book signing and speech, the Democrats went wild. Then on Monday, Obama appeared on Monday Night Football in a short, prerecorded spot that, even if it isn't an ad, might as well be. So the "Damned Spot" crew decided to dissect the importance and hidden meaning of the undeclared presidential candidate's undeclared commercial.

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Andy Bowers is the editor of Slate V. John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at . Jim Festante is a Slate Web designer and video editor.
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