Obama says Dems should not "take the South off the table"

Sen. Barack Obama visited a soul food in Jackson, Mississippi telling patrons that Democrats should not write off the South during the general election.

"I've always felt that you win votes by showing up and people getting to know you and understanding what your values are and what you care about," Obama said. "People in Mississippi are struggling with the same things people all across the country are struggling with - the lack of health care, trying to figure out how to pay for their children's college education, how they are dealing with retirement security (and) jobs."

Obama ordered peach cobbler to go before taking off for two fundraisers in the city. About 37 percent of Mississippi's population is African American.

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