Campaign photo diary: Three's a crowd

Obama's embarrassingly empty stage — and more revealing moments on the trail

Three's a crowd
(Image credit: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

With a meager crowd of dozens looking on, President Obama spoke about the nation's still-hurting housing market in front of the three-bedroom home of Paul and Val Keller in Reno, Nev., on May 11. Considering that Val may not even vote for the president in November, this embarassingly sparse stage could represent a "disastrous photo opportunity" that comes back to haunt Team Obama, says Nina Golgowski at Britain's Daily Mail.

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