Barack Obama

Details of presidential candidate Barack Obama’s first big campaign event in Arizona are in: He’ll headline a rally at Hayden Lawn, on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus at 10 a.m. Friday. Admission is free.

It will be interesting to see if he draws the devoted crowds he drew during the fall when he appeared at a rally in Tempe for Democratics Harry Mitchell, who sought (and won) a U.S. House seat; and Jim Pederson, who sought (and lost) a U.S. Senate seat.

Obama certainly was the flavor of the day in the fall. Frequently what happens during elections though is that the longer an election goes, the more reasons voters find to not like candidates.

Obama also will appear at a fund-raiser luncheon at the Wyndham Phoenix hotel, at 50 E. Adams St., in Phoenix, at 12:30 p.m. Friday. That one’s not free. The suggested donation is $500 each. VIP admission is $2,300 each.

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