Anyone watching the Olympics religiously will likely become very familiar with this ad - a positive spot focused on Obama’s economic agenda. It will air on national cable and broadcast stations in all 50 states starting Monday.

Obama’s ads during the games have been policy focused, while McCain continues to run an attack ad.

Sen. McCain told CNN’s Larry King Live Monday night that he wouldn’t attend the Olympic Opening Ceremonies if he was president though he adds that he doesn’t blame President Bush for attending the event.

KING: Concerning the Olympics, if you were president would you attend the Opening Ceremonies?

MCCAIN: You know I don’t think I would particularly in light of the Tibetan situation. I want good relations with China. I recognize China is an emerging superpower but frankly I don’t question the president’s decision and it’s a decision only a president can take. As a private citizen I think that the television coverage of it is going to be very excellent.

The comments come less than a week after he met with the Dalai Lama and received some backlash from the Chinese.

After his campaign criticized rival Hillary Clinton for calling on the president to boycott the Olympic opening ceremonies, Senator Obama clarified his position on the issue this afternoon — releasing a statement urging a boycott only if China fails to clean up its act in Darfur and Tibet leading up to the summer games.

“If the Chinese do not take steps to help stop the genocide in Darfur and to respect the dignity, security, and human rights of the Tibetan people, then the President should boycott the opening ceremonies,” he said. “As I have communicated in public and to the President, it is past time for China to respect the human rights of the Tibetan people, to allow foreign journalists and diplomats access to the region, and to engage the Dalai Lama in meaningful talks about the future of Tibet. I am also deeply concerned about China’s failure to support efforts to halt the genocide in Darfur.”

“Regarding the Beijing Olympics this summer, a boycott of the opening ceremonies should be firmly on the table, but this decision should be made closer to the Games,” he said.

Asked what the US should do about China a it pertained to the games at an event in Pennsylvania today, Senator Obama demurred - speaking in broad terms about economic and human right transgression but never mentioning the olympics themselves.

And just this morning, the Obama campaign was privately criticizing Clinton for identifying the Opening Ceremonies as a point of leverage publicly, telling Major Garrett that it removed the ability of the president to use the of a boycott to extract concessions on human rights.