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Gov. Sarah Palin rode into the York Fairgrounds building around 3 p.m. eastern time today to Michael Jackson Thriller music.
The crowd went wild.
Palin gave her stump speech and touted the qualities she says Republican presidential candidate John McCain would have as president, and told the crowd she and McCain are the right ticket
Before we got to York, Palin toured a tool and dye shop in a town smaller than Wasilla. The main topic was taxes, which many of the employees seemed worried about. Also, the employees that talked to Palin expressed their worries over outsourcing jobs to China.
Palin told the workers that a McCain-Palin adminstration would make life better for blue-collar workers like the ones at the tool and dye shop. It was hard to hear what she said because of the noise of all the machines, but every employee who talked to her seemed pleased with what she said.
The tool and dye shop owner, Dan Leiss, said he likes Palin because she's not part of the Washington D.C. crowd.
"The people who have been doing this for 30 years, they messed it up," Leiss said.
He added Palin can't do any worse of a job, and said he believes she has plenty of experience to be the vice president.
Taxes seem to be a big topic for fans of Palin who come to her rallies. Many in the audience say the economy and which way taxes will go with a new administration, up or down, is among the chief concerns.
At an apple orchard in a tiny Pennsylvania town, it looked like the entire town came out to see Palin. They broke out in song, bellowing God Bless America.
Palin also had a touching moment when she hugged a girl with down sydnrome who held a sign that read "I have down syndrome and I'm voting for Sarah Palin, I'm a survivor."
The girl's mom clapped with joy as Palin spoke to them.
The rally is wrapping up, we're on to a town called Mechanicsburg after this. I'll post again later.
Michael Rovito, reporter