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Two former presidential hopefuls will campaign for current candidates for the nation’s top job this weekend in southern New Mexico.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be in Mesilla on Saturday evening for a rally in support of John McCain. And retired Gen. Wesley Clark will hold town hall meetings in Roswell and Las Cruces on Sunday on behalf of Barack Obama.
The rallies are the latest in a string of campaign events during the last three weekends of the election that reveal the presidential campaigns’ focus on southern New Mexico. Two weekends ago, Joe Biden was in Mesilla and Sarah Palin was in Roswell. Last weekend, McCain was in Mesilla and Hillary Clinton was in Sunland Park.
The Saturday Giuliani rally begins at 8:30 p.m. and will be at Public Safety Park, 2670 Calle de Parian. To reserve a place, contact Crystal Caballero at ccaballero@mccain08hq.com or (575) 528-1101.
Clark’s Sunday event in Roswell begins at 11 a.m. and will be at MIA-POW Park, 912. N. Pennsylvania Ave. His town hall event in Las Cruces begins at 4:30 p.m. and will be at Veterans’ Memorial Park, 2551 Roadrunner Parkway.
All events are open to the public.
