Normally the nominee for VP gets right out there and starts facing the world. Not Palin.
Sarah Palin may not be appearing on this Sunday’s talk shows, but the Republican vice presidential nominee will nonetheless be Issue No. 1.
The Alaska governor’s impact on the red-hot presidential race is certain to dominate discussion on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” as Democratic Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and former Republican Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Jane Swift mull the Palin factor.
ABC’s “This Week” also features a pair of prominent female political figures discussing Palin — Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), a staunch backer of Democrat Barack Obama, and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, a surrogate for Republican John McCain.
Can Palin deliver the key demographic of independent women voters? Or will Obama win them over?
Also on “This Week,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offers his perspective on the U.S. economy and on the government bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Will he predict more doom and gloom? Or does he see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel?
Host George Stephanopoulos then breaks down another busy week on the campaign trail with Democratic strategist Paul Begala, Time magazine's Jay Carney and ABC's Claire Shipman and George Will.
“Fox News Sunday” also discusses Palin, with former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, a Democrat supporting Obama, offering his perspective on her tenure as governor.
Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, a Republican, will handle the Palin defense.
Rounding out the Fox lineup, former Bush adviser Karl Rove analyzes whether Palin has had a positive or negative effect on the campaign, though the Tip Sheet already has a pretty good idea which way he’ll lean.
