President Barack Obama will make his first official stop in blue-state California with a two day trip starting Wednesday -- but here's the twist: He has chosen the GOP heartland of Costa Mesa in Orange County for his debut town hall meeting here.
That's classic OC territory -- the site of the weekly Orange County Swap Meet, within shouting distance of the South Coast Mall, one of the hallowed altars of OC culture, and at the epicenter of a world-class freeway tangle that is the stuff of nightmares. So, yeah, there will be issues to talk about.
The White House announced this morning that on Wednesday, Obama will open the town-hall session, starting at 4 p.m. That's followed the next day by a tour of the Edison International Vehicle Electrics Plant in Pomona.
The town hall is scheduled for the Orange County Fair and Event Center -- and free tickets are available to the public on a first- come, first-served basis. They'll be distributed starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the following location: OC Fair and Event Center (Enter at Gate 1 or Gate 10; park in Lot A.), 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
So if you haven't caught the O yet on the campaign trail -- or if you think the press still isn't asking the tough questions -- here's your chance, OCers.
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