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Romney's Visit Made Wawa a Winner

Political pundits say Wawa benefited from publicity over Mitt Romney's controversial campaign stop.

The latest edition of PoliticsPa's Ups & Downs List says the Delware County-based got a boost from Mitt Romney's visit to Pennsylvania on Father's Day weekend.

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It was a since Romney was set to visit one Wawa but showed up at a different location when protesters and former Gov. Ed Rendell rallied at Romney's original destination.

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Here's a rundown of commentary on Romney's "Wawa-gate" including everything from the finer points of hoagies versus subs to the text of Romney's speech at the event.

Wawa has about 570 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

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