It would seem so, if her appearance at the Daytona 500, and sitting through the drivers meeting, is any gauge. :
After sitting through the meeting, Palin could not get out the door. Fans mobbed her, asking for pictures and autographs. Her 12-person entourage, comprised of track security, a policeman, friends and spokespeople, tried to get her to the door and to her next appearance. But Palin could not help herself, and kept signing and posing for pictures.
Even when she was able to get out the door, she stopped every few feet to take pictures. One fan asked where her husband, Todd, was on Valentine’s Day. Palin said he couldn’t make it because he’s in Alaska preparing for the Iron Dog, the world’s longest snow-mobile race.
UPDATE: The Associated Press, of course, has to take a cheap shot (emphasis added):
Sporting a black coat, blue jeans and heels — no hand notes — the self-described “hockey mom” got the full experience in her first visit to the Daytona 500.
The AP writer also said Palin “muscled her way through pit road,” implying she was an interloper of some kind. It’s clear from the Orlando Sentinel story that she was impeded by fans the entire time she was there, which might be why a little muscle had to be applied to get through pit road.
