Political Theater

from Tales from the Trail:

Romney opens ad offensive against Obama

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's first television commercial attacking Barack Obama's record  hits the airwaves in New Hampshire on Tuesday -- just in time to welcome the president on a  visit to the early primary state.

A discussion of jobs was on the agenda for Obama's quick trip to a high school in Manchester. But Romney didn't wait for the president's arrival.

The former Massachusetts governor previewed his new  ad Monday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" show.

The 60-second spot opens with a shot of Obama delivering a campaign speech in New Hampshire  -- in Oct. 2008. About a third of the way in, the ad shifts focus to Romney.