Obama Launches Local Web Push

NEW YORK As crunch time approaches in the Texas and Ohio primaries, ascendant Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has launched an aggressive local Web campaign.

The effort represents the first major Web effort for a presidential candidate to incorporate video. Until now, with the exception of paid search ads, candidates have relied primarily on their own Web sites and free placement on social media outlets such as Facebook and YouTube to get their message across online.

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