Palin upstages McCain at his own rally

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Senator John McCain's former running mate joined him on Friday at an Arizona rally intended to rally the Republican base behind McCain, who is facing a tough primary battle against a challenge from the right by former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.

It was Sarah Palin's first appearance with McCain since their 2008 electoral defeat, and in today's Republican party the one-time Alaskan governor clearly outshines the veteran senator.

Dressed in a form-fitting black leather jacket, Palin was greeted by massive applause and chants of "Sarah, Sarah" as the two came onstage together. Several news stories noted that there seemed to be far less enthusiasm for McCain, and one poster in a thread live-blogging the event at Democratic Underground pointed out that MSNBC had cut away from the event promptly at 4 pm, while McCain was still speaking.