Biden, Palin in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — This blue-collar town is known mostly as the birthplace of Little League baseball, but it turned into an epicenter for vice presidential politics for one crisp, fall afternoon.
The Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates were holding campaign rallies Thursday just a couple hours, and several miles, apart in this often-overlooked area of Pennsylvania, one of the most hotly contested battleground states in the nation.
"It's a big deal. I even kept my kids out of school to bring them here," said William Shannon, 41, of Cogan Station, as he waited outside the late-afternoon rally for Democratic candidate Joe Biden at a gym at Lycoming College. "Kind of open their eyes to the world, of what the big picture is."
A couple hours later, Republican Sarah Palin was slated to give her own speech at Bowman Field, an old, minor-league ballpark.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com.
From the AP story on Palin's visit to Erie:
Palin received a smattering of boos when she said she was glad to be in the home state of the World Series-champion Philadelphia Phillies. Northwestern Pennsylvania baseball fans favor the Cleveland Indians or Pittsburgh Pirates.
I bet she had better luck with the Phillies line in Williamsport -- the home of Phillies farm club the Williamsport Crosscutters. How do I know such things? I saw the Crosscutters play the Mahoning Valley Scrappers last year.
I think it's kind of strange, in a cool sort of way, that the first major league baseball game I saw was the Phillies (vs. San Diego at The Vet ... a loooong time ago) and the first minor league game I saw was the Scrappers and a Phillies farm club. (Another piece of useless information from Anne)
The Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates were holding campaign rallies Thursday just a couple hours, and several miles, apart in this often-overlooked area of Pennsylvania, one of the most hotly contested battleground states in the nation.
"It's a big deal. I even kept my kids out of school to bring them here," said William Shannon, 41, of Cogan Station, as he waited outside the late-afternoon rally for Democratic candidate Joe Biden at a gym at Lycoming College. "Kind of open their eyes to the world, of what the big picture is."
A couple hours later, Republican Sarah Palin was slated to give her own speech at Bowman Field, an old, minor-league ballpark.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com.
From the AP story on Palin's visit to Erie:
Palin received a smattering of boos when she said she was glad to be in the home state of the World Series-champion Philadelphia Phillies. Northwestern Pennsylvania baseball fans favor the Cleveland Indians or Pittsburgh Pirates.
I bet she had better luck with the Phillies line in Williamsport -- the home of Phillies farm club the Williamsport Crosscutters. How do I know such things? I saw the Crosscutters play the Mahoning Valley Scrappers last year.
I think it's kind of strange, in a cool sort of way, that the first major league baseball game I saw was the Phillies (vs. San Diego at The Vet ... a loooong time ago) and the first minor league game I saw was the Scrappers and a Phillies farm club. (Another piece of useless information from Anne)
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