Obama's Work Claim July 2, 2008 His new ad says he "worked his way" through college and law school. His campaign says he had two summer jobs. Summary Obama’s latest ad repeats an often-stated claim, saying he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law.” We know Obama took out loans to get himself through school. But the campaign provided information on just two jobs Obama had in those years, and they were both in the summer. The ad also says he "passed a law to move people from welfare to work, slashed the rolls by 80 percent." Actually, the...