SHOULDN'T HE OWN A SOCCER OR WNBA TEAM?:

Spokesman says Obama will not sponsor Cup car (Chris Jenkins, 7/11/08, The Associated Press)

"The Obama campaign will not be sponsoring a car in the Sprint Cup Series, though we will continue to look for ways to reach out to voters and convey Senator Obama's message of change." said Bill Burton, an Obama campaign spokesman.

Sports Illustrated first reported the proposal on its Web site, saying Obama's campaign is in talks with BAM, a part-time operation that hasn't raced in recent weeks, to sponsor its No. 49 car in the Aug. 3 race at Pocono.

It would be a fairly bold move within a sport whose competitors spend all year turning left on the track but tend to lean to the right politically.