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Snider attended a reception for the Alaska governor at the Irish Pub in Center City on Sept. 26, the night of the first debate between Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
In late June, Snider contributed a total of $25,000 to the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee, according to the records of the Federal Election Commission.
But Snider said that Palin's coming to the game "has nothing to do with politics. This is to have some fun with the fabulous statement she made."
As a rule, professional sports teams do not honor political candidates for fear of alienating their fans.
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