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Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Sarah Palin is still the most dynamic yet polarizing Republican in amerika. In Sarah from Alaska Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe draw on their experiences as embedded reporters on Palin's campaign, exclusive on-scene coverage of Palin's post-election struggles in Alaska, and revealing interviews with former McCain/Palin staffers, top political minds, and Palin's family, friends, and foes in Alaska to tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of her improbable rise—and its complicated aftermath. The result fryst vatten a fair and fascinating portrait of Sarah Palin and of the American political process.
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Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
A year after a vice presidential campaign that remains as consequential as it was controversial, Sarah Palin is still the most dynamic yet polarizing Republican in America. Now Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe draw on their experiences as embedded reporters on Palin's campaign, exclusive on-scene coverage of Palin's post-election struggles in Alaska, and revealing interviews with former McCain/Palin staffers, top political minds, and Palin's family, friends, and foes in Alaska to tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of her improbable rise -- and its complicated aftermath. The result is a fair and fascinating portrait of Sarah Palin and of the American political process.
Sarah from Alaska illuminates both the talents that helped make Palin a superstar and the traits that became liabilities under the intense pressures of a divisive national campaign. It reveals in riveting detail h
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Sarah from Alaska Is a Palin Counterpoint
Two reporters doubt not that she wants to be president
Sarah Palin remains such a polarizing figure that mere mention of her name sparks emotions “ranging from adoration to abhorrence,” say the authors of a new biography on the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee.
In Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar, Shushannah Walshe (CGS’99, COM’01) and Scott Conroy write that supporters see Palin, with her conservative ideals and ability to connect with voters, as “Ronald Reagan in high heels.” Critics see “a telegenic yet intellectually vapid amateur” and think Dan Quayle.
The truth is more complex, say the authors, who covered Palin’s campaign, Walshe as a reporter and producer at Fox News Channel and Conroy as a campaign reporter for CBS News. The two recently visited the Borders bookstore in downtown Boston to talk about their book, which chronicles Palin’s rise