John McCain is following up running mate Sarah Palin’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” with a cameo of his own in tonight’s episode.

It is the Republican presidential nominee’s second appearance on the show this year and comes just three days before Americans head to the polls.

In an ironic twist, tonight’s episode will be hosted by Democratic supporter Ben Affleck.

McCain currently trails Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in opinion polls and is doing especially poorly with young voters, the demographic that makes up a big chunk of “SNL” viewers.

During his May appearance on the show, the 72-year-old politician joked about his age, saying voters should look for their next president to be “someone who is very, very, very old.”

McCain, who is parodied on the show by Darrell Hammond, also hosted the program in 2002.

Palin’s cameo two weeks ago earned “SNL” its best ratings in 14 years.






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