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Sarah Palin Not Meeting The Press
Sarah Palin has not been scheduled to appear on any of the popular Sunday political shows. John McCain, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama have all appeared or are scheduled to appear on such popular shows as Meet the Press. Palin so far hasn't given a major interview to any print, web, or TV entity.
It's not because no one's asking. Her spokesman Ben Porritt told reporters that interest in Palin was "through the roof.
Media pundits are convinced that access to Sarah Palin will likely remain limited. David Chalian, political director for ABC News, thinks the McCain camp is carefully managing access to Palin. "There's no doubt in my mind that the McCain campaign would like to run out on the clock on this," said Chalian. "They know they're not going to get through the next 60 days without doing interviews and being tested and prodded." Despite limited access from the media so far, Palin is already a staple of magazines, websites, and TV. Her image has been beamed out almost constantly for the last week, and the effect it's created is of millions of people wanting to learn more about the Alaska Governor. Access or not, nothing will stop the media from reporting on Palin. Right now, the nation's largest newspapers have all begun to "embed" writers on the Palin beat.
