The Los Angeles Times reports Sen. Barack Obama "hasn't managed after months of political combat to force" Sen.
Hillary Clinton "out of the presidential race, so he's about to
try another approach: ignoring her."
"Confident that he has built a near-impregnable lead, his campaign aides
said Wednesday that Obama would begin shifting his focus toward the
general election."
"Obama still plans to campaign in states that remain on the primary
calendar -- he is to appear in Oregon over the weekend -- but he may
also start showing up in states that are considered important in the
November contest: Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. (All three have held
their Democratic primaries.)"
Meanwhile, the New York Daily News notes the Obama campaign "has begun talks" with Clinton administration "loyalists" in an attempt to "recruit field organizers, finance
officials and press officers."