Obama to stump in N.M.

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA SPENT THE NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST NIGHT -- PREPARING FOR A COUPLE OF ...  More »

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA SPENT THE NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST NIGHT -- PREPARING FOR A COUPLE OF EVENTS TODAY IN THE DUKE CITY. KAYLA ANDERSON IS IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WITH OUR DECISION 08 COVERAGE: THIS MORNING'S EVENT IN DOWNTOWN IS BY INVITATION ONLY... WHERE THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS EXPECTED DISCUSS THE ECONOMY. VETERAN POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS TODAY'S VISIT DOWNTOWN--- AND OBAMA'S LATER VISIT TODAY AT RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL--- ARE IMPERATIVE TO THE HISPANIC VOTE. AND, HE SAYS RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL IS A GOOD PLACE FOR OBAMA TO LOOK FOR SUPPORT AMONG HISPANIC DEMOCRATS--- WHICH HE SAYS OBAMA WON'T HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING NEW MEXICO WITHOUT. MONAHAN POINTS OUT HISPANICS VOTED NEARLY 40- PERCENT FOR BUSH BACK IN '04. OBAMA'S SPENT YESTERDAY CAMPAIGNING IN RENO. IF TODAY IS ANYTHING LIKE YESTERDAY... WE CAN EXPECT A LOT OF ANTI-MCCAIN TALK. John McCain wants to present himself as a maverick. He's always says, I'm a maverick, I'm a maverick. Let me tell you something. Every single one of his top people are all lobbyists for the very special interest that have been dominating Washington all these years. AFTER LEAVING DOWNTOWN... OBABA WILL HEAD TO RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING. IT KICKS OFF AT ONE THIS AFTERNOON... AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DOORS OPEN AT 10-45 -- BUT YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO GET IN. REPORTING LIVE DOWNTOWN, KAYLA ANDERSON, EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 TODAY. PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE JOHN  « Less