Some conservatives were bombarding the campaign with complaints that it is not allowing Palin to be herself on the campaign trail and in the debate, sources within the McCain camp told CNN.
The New York Times conservative columnist Bill Kristol argued in his column on Monday that McCain must "liberate his running mate from the former Bush aides brought in to handle her -- aides who seem to have succeeded in importing to the Palin campaign the trademark defensive crouch of the Bush White House.
"McCain picked Sarah Palin in part because she's a talented politician and communicator. He needs to free her to use her political talents and to communicate in her own voice," Kristol wrote.
One McCain source said Palin's husband, Todd Palin, was frustrated with how the campaign was preparing his wife for the debate, but did not elaborate. Another McCain aide, however, dismissed those reports.
But a McCain adviser said the conservatives worried that the campaign was squeezing the charm out of Palin were missing the point.
The adviser said preparing her for the debate was "really hard" because the Alaska governor was learning about issues she had never dealt with before -- including those regarding North Korea and other hot spots around the globe.
After campaigning with her running mate, Sen. John McCain, in Ohio, she will travel Monday to McCain's Arizona cabin to cram for the debate in St. Louis, Missouri. Palin was originally scheduled to prepare for the debate with Biden in St. Louis.
Conservatives to McCain camp: Let Palin be Palin - CNN.com
I don't these Palin advocates fully appreciate she is NOT READY.
They talk about her "charm" and they are ready to be dazzled by charisma, but I don't think they get how the "rest" of the population is going to react her...
The "rest" who aren't already drinking the Palin kool-aid...
09-29-2008, 04:01 PM
Conservatives to McCain camp: Let Palin be Palin
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