Mitt ducks Wawa bus tour stop where 200 anti-Romney protestors (and Rendell) had ambushed him

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. -

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.

read: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/18806410/romney-avoids-democratic-protest-in-campaign-tour


Romney was scheduled to arrive at the Wawa at 12:40 p.m.

Eyewitnesses said at least some of the anti-Romney demonstrators, led by former Governor Ed Rendell, had arrived on a bus.

A large cluster of demonstrators, bearing signs and placards and shouting "hey, ho, Mitt Romney's got to go" thronged the Wawa parking area.

Rendell himself and a second contingent of several dozen people were visible in a gravel lot some distance from the Wawa. Rendell addressed that group from a lectern for several minutes. They then walked down the road to join the group near the Wawa.

Fragments of each group confronted each other.

"We are the 99 percent," shouted the anti-Romney protesters.

"USA, USA, we're the 100 percent," replied Romney's supporters.

read/watch: http://pottstown.patch.com/articles/demonstrators-crash-romney-appearance