According to Politico, Palin did not answer debate moderator Gwen Ifill’s questions 10 times. (!!!)

On at least 10 occasions, Palin gave answers that were nonspecific, completely generic, pivoted away from the question at hand, or simply ignored it: on global warming, an Iraq exit strategy, Iran and Pakistan, Iranian diplomacy, Israel-Palestine (and a follow-up), the nuclear trigger, interventionism, Cheney’s vice presidency and her own greatest weakness.

Not shocking considering she said she wouldn’t necessarily answer the questions how Ifill or Biden wanted and that she liked talking directly to voters without the “filter of the mainstream media.”

Doesn’t she know that people learn about the candidates and where they stand through the media? Whether they believe what the news outlets report is up to them, but that’s how the message gets out. While she’s preventing herself and the McCain campaign from looking ridiculous by avoiding press, she’s also making a mistake by keeping herself out of the news cycle, and not speaking for herself.