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Delegates on downtime: the other side of the McCain-Palin show

Updated on 05 September 2008

By Channel 4 News

Forget Sarah Palin and John McCain. More4 News spends the week in St Paul on the margins.

Political conventions attract some colourful characters and some extremes of opinion, whether inside the hall or outside.

Inigo Gilmore has spent the week hanging out with some of the delegates on downtime, and some of the protesters who have been trying hard to rain on their parade.

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