Democrat candidate Barack Obama has re-launched his campaign for the White House, three days after Hillary Clinton bowed out of the race.
With the support of his former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the bag, Barack Obama has turned his fire squarely on the Republicans.
He’s beginning his campaign with a visit to North Carolina, a state which hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate for more than 30 years.
He hopes to buck this trend by appealing to voters’ concerns over the economy – a third of Americans have lost their jobs so far this year, many more are suffering from record high fuel prices.
Senator Obama sees the economy as the Republican’s Achilles heel – it’ll be a recurring theme in his race to the White House.
Obama has attacked his Republican rival John Mccain's economic policies, and promised a new approach that rewards the struggling middle-class.
He says his opponent supports hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for big corporations, and the permanent occupation of Iraq policies that have left US children with a mountain of debt.
