Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will return to New Mexico on Monday, his campaign announced today.

 

It will be his third general-election season trip to the state. The campaign said additional details will be forthcoming.

 

Obama’s campaign said earlier this week that almost every scenario that would give him the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency requires that he win New Mexico. Obama has made the state a priority: He’s already opened 24 campaign offices around the state and plans more, and he has visited New Mexico twice since he won the primary. He was in Las Cruces in May and Albuquerque in June.