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Sep 11, 2008 13:40

September 10th, 2008
McCain finds it tough without Palin

Posted by: Jason Szep
Tags: Tales from the Trail: 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Sarah Palin

PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential candidate John McCain cut short his first public appearance without running-mate Sarah Palin after chanting supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama interrupted his speech.

After lunching with a roundtable of women at Philadelphia’s Down Home Diner, McCain shook hands with supporters and strode up to a podium to deliver a statement. But as he spoke, chants of “Obama, Obama, Obama” filled the room.

Reporters craned forward trying to hear the Arizona senator. Unfortunately for McCain - and possibly overlooked by aides who planned the event - a section of the diner opened up to a market where a crowd had gathered behind a cordon.

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