Albuquerque Sighting: CNN Express Yourself Tour

It's no surprise that New Mexico is one of the most important states in the nation during this election cycle. With three House seats and one Senate seat up for grabs and another tight presidential race shaping up here, we're already getting lots of attention from the national press, bloggers, pundits, political analysts and TV talking heads. There'll be much more to come as we inch closer to November 4th.

John Blair, Obama New Mexico's Political Director, told the DFA-DFNM Meetup last night that New Mexico is ranked Number 6 on Obama's list of vital battleground states. The campaign will be focusing much attention on New Mexico and devoting a ton of resources here from now until election day.

You never know who or what you're going to run into on any given day in our moving-to-all-Blue state. This morning, Mary Ellen ran into the CNN Express Yourself Tour trailer parked near her workplace. The trailer is traveling around the country seeking out and interviewing first time voters as part of CNN's League of First-Time Voters project. It'll be exploring Albuquerque all day today looking for newbies, including a stop outside Isotopes Park starting at 5:00 PM.

If you're a new voter, you can also submit your own video with questions you have about the election at the League's web page. Selected videos will be featured on CNN's Election Center broadcast weekdays.

Photos by M.E. Broderick. Click on photos for larger versions.

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