Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaks at a fundraiser concert at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal City in Los Angeles, California , USA, 10 December 2007. Illinois Senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama speaks to supporters during the Los Angeles Generation Obama Concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, USA 10 December 2007. The first two major events in the presidential primary season are only weeks away as the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary are both scheduled for early January 2008.