By David SaltonstallDAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Friday, November 13th 2009, 9:42 AM
Sarah Palin says she was blindsided by Katie Couric's devastating interviews last year because John McCain's aides lulled her into thinking the CBS anchorwoman was a fan.
In Palin's new book, "Going Rogue," the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee reveals that her handlers talked up Couric as a working mom - just like her - who was struggling with low self-esteem and even lower ratings.
Couric liked and admired her, advised campaign media honcho Nicolle Wallace. The interviews would be a nice favor.
The scouting reports were so sympathetic, Palin writes, that that she almost began to "feel sorry" for Couric.
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