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Perhaps it was only a matter of time before inflammatory video clips of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright found their way into ads attacking Barack Obama. But the North Carolina Republican Party is using the controversial pastor's remarks to hit two unexpected targets -- Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore -- in addition to Obama.

In an ad set to debut on Monday, one week before North Carolina's primary, the state GOP highlights Obama's relationship with Wright and criticizes Democratic gubernatorial candidates Perdue and Moore for endorsing the Illinois senator. "Extreme" begins with an announcer saying, "For 20 years, Barack Obama sat in his pew listening to his pastor," followed by footage of Wright saying "God damn America" during a sermon. The announcer adds that Perdue and Moore "should know better. [Obama's] just too extreme for North Carolina."

"Extreme" has whipped up a firestorm of opposition even though it has yet to hit the airwaves. The Republican National Committee has urged the North Carolina GOP not to run the spot, calling it "not appropriate" and "unhelpful." Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has also denounced the ad. "The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats," McCain wrote in a letter to North Carolina GOP Chairwoman Linda Daves. "In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement."

In defense of Moore and Perdue, state Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Meek said in a statement: "It's one thing to criticize somebody for associating with somebody else. But to criticize somebody for associating with somebody who associates with somebody else is ludicrous. Where does it end?''

Meanwhile, the New Mexico Republican Party is incorporating comments Obama made about small-town Americans into new radio ads running in eight cities statewide: Portales, Clovis, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Raton, Alamogordo, Las Vegas and Roswell.

The ad running in Portales praises the values of city residents before claiming: "Unfortunately, Democrat Barack Obama has a different view of those who live in rural, small-town communities." The announcer relays part of the speech Obama gave at a San Francisco fundraiser in which he said that some small-town Pennsylvanians "cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them... as a way to explain their frustrations."

"Obama seems to have a problem with people who believe in their constitutional right to bear arms, who have a strong devotion to their faith, and who have a deep appreciation for the American way of life," the announcer suggests, concluding that the Illinois senator just does not understand the working class. New Mexico is expected to be competitive this fall, but by airing ads before the Democratic nomination contest is even decided, the New Mexico GOP is signaling that it aims to keep the state "red."