National 'Nobama' effort spearheaded by Northup's campaign chair

An effort to distribute 1 million stickers opposing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is being led by Louisville-based Republican strategist Ted Jackson, who also serves as spokesperson and campaign chair for former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup's (R-Louisville) bid for the 3rd Congressional District.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports Jackson and his company, the Spalding Group, announced earlier this month that they would distribute up to one million stickers reading "NOBAMA" to those who request them, free of charge.

Jackson is a longtime official distributor of merchandise for Republican presidential candidates. This year, his company was not selected to work with presumptive Republican presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), though they are still selling merchandise in support of the candidate in addition to 29 anti-Obama items.

The sticker effort contrasts one by the liberal public policy advocacy group, MoveOn.org, which itself is aiming to distribute 1 million bumper stickers in support of Obama.

In Jackson's role as Northup's campaign chair, he is pitted in opposition to a staunch Obama supporter in current 3rd District incumbent and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville).

Yarmuth endorsed Obama in early February and campaigned for him through Kentucky's May 20 primary.