Obama Begins Campaign-Style Swing to Sell Deficit Reduction Plan

President Barack Obama hits the road today to sell his deficit reduction plan, drawing lines with his Republican opposition over values in a cross-country trip that has all the markings of a campaign swing.

Along with driving his message on the federal budget, Obama, who announced his re-election bid less than three weeks ago, will be attending to essential tasks of a political candidate: raising money, touching base with a core constituency of younger voters and visiting critical states on the electoral map.