Burr Overwhelmed With Requests For Palin Appearances

Sen. Richard Burr, the state McCain-Palin chairman, says Sarah Palin may not be able to make it to North Carolina in the campaign season.

Sad news, right? Not entirely. The reason is that Palin and John McCain believe they are on course to win the Tar Heel State handily:

Burr says he's gotten many requests for Palin

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., says he's never been so bombarded with requests for appearances.

But he's not the one who is in demand. N.C. groups want to hear from Palin.

“I could not begin to tell you how many events (and) venues in a week that I've been asked to try to get her to,” Burr said.

The veep nominee will make it to North Carolina eventually, Burr said, but it will be difficult to compete with more competitive states for her time.

“It's hard for me to overcome what the Obama campaign says, but North Carolina is not in play,” Burr insisted. “It's tougher to get candidates away from the battleground states. If North Carolina were a pivotal state, Barack Obama would be there once a week.”