Sarah Palin - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Sarah Palin Index / People Transcripts Heather Zichal ...drill, baby, drill. And then you had [Sarah] Palin , who was chosen from the state o... David Axelrod ...because we were losing ground. After Sarah Palin was nominated for vice president, [Joh... ...Because all of a sudden, McCain had Sarah Palin , and she was doing large events, an... ...ground. Senator McCain had chosen Sarah Palin , and in the first blush, she wa... ...panels,” an argument first advanced by Sarah Palin . I wanted to ask if you were surprise... ...well in difficult circumstances in the Sarah Palin debate. And he came through for u... Austan Goolsbee ...starting to come out in the rallies. [Sarah L.] Palin was feeding it and this, He's a Muslim... Stephanie Cutter ...that, which I was happy to do. When Sarah Palin was picked as [candidate for] vic... ...There was a little anxiety after the Palin pick, and [John] McCain's numbers wen... ...convention. It came back down because Sarah Palin ultimately couldn't perform, bu... Dan Pfeiffer ...and questioned where he was born; and Sarah Palin , who weaponized that fear and racis... ...we were getting our butt kicked when Sarah Palin was first picked [as 2008 Republica... Eric Holder ...It was challenging. The introduction of [Sarah] Palin into the mix—I guess that happened a... ...I was at the airport and he said, “It's Palin .” And I was like, “Palin?” Then tha... ...said, “It's Palin.” And I was like, “ Palin ?” Then that gave them a bump. But ... ...because as we understood more about Palin —early on, people were doing researc... Rebecca Tallent ...not I could do the job. Everything with Governor Palin really put this in your face. I'... ...works for you. But it did not work for Governor Palin and would not have worked for me. ... ...me. I suddenly realized dealing with Governor Palin was going to be a lot like dealing wit... ...all around. And I know this isn't about Governor Palin but about my learning experiences. Th... ...And again, there's a lot going on with Governor Palin , and [laughs] again, I'm not defendin... ...I'll say about the dynamics around how Sarah Palin was treated by the press is, it's th... ...the McCain camp and the stories about Governor Palin being crazy and all those things tha... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Russia Russia go to the Climate, Environment, and Energy Climate, Environment, and Energy go to the Financial Reform and Regulation Financial Reform and Regulation go to the The People's House The People's House