As the burden of carrying the Hillary Clinton campaign shifts to Tim Kaine, it appears that he’s already having a hard time bearing the load.

Kaine is rallying at this hour with supporters at a Dayton, Ohio high school and photos show a small crowd as it gets under way.

Jeff Hirsh of Local 12 tweeted a photo from the rear of the audience that shows U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland addressing a small crowd:

Fmr Gov. & current Sen. candidate Strickland addresses Dayton crowd before VP cand Kaine speaks @Local12 pic.twitter.com/dwm7hnqrf6 — Jeff Hirsh (@local12jeff) September 12, 2016

The crowd wasn’t much bigger when Kaine took the stage:

Another tweet from WLWT’s John London showed the small room before attendees filtered in:

With Hilary temporarily sidelined, stage set for Tim Kaine's appearance at Stivers High in Dayton pic.twitter.com/f7DhO6UjQ4 — John London (@JohnLondonWLWT) September 12, 2016

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