This morning more than 500 people were lined up at Borders for an appearance by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Brandon Shilling of Joplin said he arrived at 6:30 a.m. for the signing and was surprised by the size of the crowd. “I didn’t expect to see people with pillows and air mattresses camped out here,” he said.
Schilling said he has followed Palin since the 2008 campaign. “I’ll do anything I can to support her,” he said.
Gary Selby, general manager of the Borders store, said he expected the event to be the biggest in the store’s seven-year history. Palin is expected to make make a few remarks before the signing, which will last until noon.
She will also speak later today at College of the Ozarks near Branson.
