New Obama TV ad airing in swing state of Virginia President Obama has a new campaign ad up in nine states. And yes, Virginia, you're one of them. President Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday in Los Angeles. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) In the ad, the president defends his record on jobs, acknowledges that there is still work to be done and calls on Congress to pass his jobs plan. The ad is airing in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It will be on national cable starting next week. To read more about it, check out The Fix.