Romney Pie Shop Stop Met With Protest

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DEWITT, MI - JUNE 19: People supporting President Barack Obama are seen before the arrival of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for a campaign stop at Sweetie-licious Bakery Café on June 19, 2012 in DeWitt, Michigan.


DEWITT (WWJ/AP) - Dozens of protesters braved scorching temperatures Tuesday afternoon to protest Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s appearance at a mid-Michigan pie shop.

Romney is making three stops Tuesday in Michigan, where he grew up. Several hundred supporters gathered in front of the Sweetie-licious Bakery in downtown DeWitt to await his arrival.

Across the street, protesters chanted, “We are the 99 percent!” One woman held a sign proclaiming “Romney has always been a bully.”

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