(Updated) Latest on Prez Candidate Visits to NM

UPDATE 1/31/08: The start time for the Bill Clinton rally at UNM's Johnson Center has been changed to 2:00 PM.
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Clinton Campaign
According to the Clinton campaign website, Bill Clinton will host a Solutions for America rally supporting Hillary's campaign at UNM's Johnson Center in Albuquerque on Thursday, January 31, 2008 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM 2:00 to 4:00 PM. If you plan to attend you should RSVP here or call (877) 447-2408. KNME will reportedly be streaming the rally live online. Bill Clinton will also be attending a big dollar fundraiser in Santa Fe Thursday morning. If you've got a spare $2300, Beth and Steven Moise would love to have you.

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are also rumored to be visiting the state before the February 5th Dem Caucus, but no details have been released.

Obama Campaign
Barack Obama is expected to visit both Albuquerque and Santa Fe this Friday, February 1st, but the only details released so far are about carpooling Friday to Santa Fe on Obama New Mexico site. Sen. Ted Kennedy will also be stumping for Obama in New Mexico. According to this article on a WaPo blog about the Clinton and Obama camps courting Gov. Bill Richardson for his endorsement, Sen. Kennedy may visit Northern New Mexico as early as Wednesday night.

Battle of the Endorsements (Updated)
Obama's campaign held events today at the Santa Fe Roundhouse and in Las Cruces and announced additional local endorsements:

• Former Gov. Jerry Apodaca
• NM State Sen. Dede Feldman (Albuquerque)
• NM State Sen. John Grubesic (Santa Fe)
• NM State Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino (Albuquerque)
• NM Rep. Gail Chasey (Albuquerque)
• NM Rep. Dan Silva (Albuquerque)
• NM Rep. Joni Gutierrez (Mesilla)
• NM Rep. Jeff Steinborn (Las Cruces)
• NM Rep. Nate Cote (Las Cruces)
• Former Indian Affairs Secretary Benny Shendo, Jr. (Jemez Pueblo), who's running for Congress in NM-03
• Santa Fe School Board Member Angelica Ruiz
• Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima
• Sunland Park Mayor Jesus “Ruben” Segura
• Las Cruces City Councilor Miguel Silva
• Las Cruces City Councilor Nathan Small
• Las Cruces City Councilor Sharon Thomas
• Doña Ana County Commissioner Dolores Saldaña-Caviness
• NM Insurance Commissioner Mo Chavez
• Deputy Cultural Affairs Secretary Troy Fernandez
• Former State Sen. Leonard Tsosie
• Former Sandia Pueblo Gov. Stuart Paisano
• Laguna Pueblo Lt. Gov. Rich Luarkie
• Former State Rep. Bob Perls of Rio Rancho.

Last Wednesday another campaign press conference revealed these endorsements for Obama.

Recent local endorsements announced by the Clinton campaign include:

• NM Secretary of State Mary Herrera
• Santa Fe Mayor David Coss
• Española MayorJoe Maestas
• Las Vegas Mayor Henry Sanchez
• Taos Mayor Bobby Duran
• Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega
• Socorro Mayor Ravi Bhasker
• Former President of the Navajo Nation Peterson Zah

Previously announced endorsements of Clinton came from Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, former Gov. Bruce King and State Auditor Hector Balderas.

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