Sides clash at McCain event in ABQ

WHITE HOUSE SWINGS BACK THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE. REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN IS HERE WITH HIS VICE- PRES...  More »

WHITE HOUSE SWINGS BACK THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE. REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN IS HERE WITH HIS VICE- PRESIDENTIAL PICK SARAH PALIN. THE PAIR WILL SPEAK AT THE ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR. THAT'S WHERE CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE WITH A PREVIEW. CHRIS. THE CONVENTION CENTER IS ALREADY FILLING UP WITH MCCAIN SUPPORTERS EVEN THOUGH HE ISN'T SET TO SPEAK FOR UNTIL SEVEN TONIGHT. NEW MEXICO REPUBLICANS WERE SO EXCITED FOR THIS POST CONVENTION RALLY THAT TICKETS WERE ALL SNAPPED UP DAYS AGO. THE OTHER BIG DRAW IS VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN'S FIRST VISIT TO NEW MEXICO. TOGETHER MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE MAKING A SWING THROUGH WESTERN STATES TRYING TO STOP THE DEMOCRATS FROM GAINING GROUND IN TRADITIONALLY REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDS. BUT IT ISN'T ALL WELL-WISHERS OUT TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE REPUBLICANS. THERE ARE TWO PROTESTS GOING ON OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. ONE IS ANTI WAR ... THE OTHER IS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS. WE SPOKE TO BOTH SIDES. 'i'm very impressed with their family values and i believe that they do really care for the middle class they are listening to what we need''how many billions of dollars a month are going to iraq and people are wondering why gas is four dollars a gallon hello' THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT ARE FORTUNATE TO BE SEEING SARAH PALIN. AFTER THIS SHE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO ALASKA BRIEFLY BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL ON RAP UP FORN. WETONIGHT AT TEN. THE ALBUQUERQUE RALLY IS THE SECOND PART OF THE G-O-P TICKET'S ONE DAY TRIP THROUGH WESTERN BATTLEGROUND STATES. THIS MORNING MCCAIN AND PALIN WERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS WHERE THEY FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY. MCCAIN SAID HE WOULD CUT TAXES TO HELP CREATE JOBS. 'You're worried about keeping your job, finding ur house. All you've ever asked of government is to stand on your side and fight for your future.' - AND BARACK OBAMA'S WIFE MICHELLE WAS IN NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY -- AND TODAY OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE AS WELL. OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN SAYS THE DEMOCRAT WILL HOST AN EVENT IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH. THE CAMPAIGN HASN'T ANNOUNCED ANY OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE VISIT.// TODAY BARACK OBAMA WAS TRYING TO DRUM UP SUPPORT IN INDIANA -- WHICH HASN'T VOTED DEMOCRATIC IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE 19- 64. OBAMA ALSO LOCKED IN ON THE ECONOMY -- AND CRITICIZED JOHN MCCAIN FOR WANTING TO CONTINUE PRESIDENT BUSH'S ECONOMIC POLICIES: 'Change is not continuing the same tax erseas.' OBAMA SAYS UNDER HIS ECONOMIC PLAN -- 95-PERCENT OF AMERICANS WOULD GET A TAX CUT.//  « Less