The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama responded to statements made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty in an Iowa Independent story published earlier today.

During his visit to Ames this afternoon to stump for Sen. John McCain, Pawlenty said voting for Obama to be the next president is too risky, comparing it to bungee jumping. Obama Spokeswoman Jenni Lee said the statement is another example of McCain taking the low road.

“With fewer than 100 days before the election, Sen. McCain and his campaign continue to take the low road and resort to negative, desperate, and false attacks,” Lee said in a statement. “While Sen. McCain’s energy plan hands out nearly $4 billion in tax breaks to oil companies and invests almost nothing in new energy sources, Sen. Obama will provide tax rebates to families and create a renewable energy economy in America that will free us from our dependence on foreign oil.”