Obama in ABQ today for invitation-only event

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will be in Albuquerque today for an invitation-only event with women.

The event will be held at 12:30 p.m. but the campaign did not authorize the release of the location other than to say it’s at a local business. The visit is part of Obama’s “Change That Works for You” economic tour, according to a news release from the campaign.

Obama will “have a discussion with working women” at the Albuquerque event. Former state Attorney General Patricia Madrid said she was invited to and will attend the event.

This is Obama’s second invitation-only event in New Mexico in recent weeks. The last was in Las Cruces a month ago. He held two public rallies in New Mexico before the Feb. 5 primary.

Meanwhile, Obama began running his first general-election television commercial in New Mexico last week. Here it is:

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