Obama Retools Alaska Strategy

Alan Pierce, campaign strategist for Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, announced changes in the candidate’s traveling schedule to salvage his slight lead in the pivotal state of Alaska.

“With John McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidential slot,” Pierce told reporters, “It’s a whole new ball game,” adding, “As Alaska goes, so goes Washington, Oregon, Louisiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Michigan, Guam, Puerto Rico, Ohio and New Mexico.”