Someone here on FR (Miss Marple I believe) predicted this exact story!!
Yes, I did! I made a point of saying so on the Sunday Talk Show thread, and encouraging people to go to wherever he is appearing. Otherwise, this will be the meme over the next few weeks.
I would like to point out that when they separated, McCain’s appearances were at Shanksville, Pennsylvania (pretty big crowd there for 9/11 ceremonies), New York to visit Ground Zero (again big crowds because of 9/11), and an appearance on The View today (tickets pre-sold and a full house).
So where, exactly, did Miss Loven spot these dwindling crowds? Today is September 12. McCain and Palin separated on the evening of the 10th, he went to a hotel, and she went to Alaska. The next day contained the events I listed above. There was nowhere that he appeared that there wasn’t a crowd. I do believe Miss Loven has jumped the gun on her narrative, allowing us to see that FACTS won’t get in the way of her determined effort to portray McCain as unpopular.
By gosh, the media and the democrats have done something I never thought possible: they have made me LIKE John McCain! In fact, I feel very affectionate towards him, and somewhat protective. And so, Miss Loven is going to hear from me.