Hundreds of supporters and protestors were waiting to greet presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a Quakertown Wawa Saturday, but they were left waiting as the former Massachusetts governor made a last-minute switch to stop at a different Wawa miles away.
Obama supporters from Philadelphia traveled by bus to join other protestors at the Wawa convenience store where former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, addressed the crowd from a vacant lot across the street and criticized Romney.
A large crowd of Romney supporters were also at the store to get a chance to meet the man they hope to see unseat President Barack Obama in the upcoming November election.
They were, however, left waiting.
A person with the Romney campaign said a decision was made to avoid the protest and Rendell and greet a smaller crowd of supporters at a Wawa a few miles away. Romney shook hands and spoke to people there, and also had the chance to order a meatball sandwich.
The stop was brief, as Romney was traveling in a bus to several scheduled stops across the state, which both Democrats and Republicans are hoping to win in the upcoming election.
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