SBS Dateline | On Bachmann s Trail

Getting close to US Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann for Dateline proved to be easier said than done for video journalist David O'Shea.

A tight security presence and strictly invite-only questions from hand-picked people made it difficult to get beyond her highly stage-managed appearances in Iowa.

David talks about his experience for this Behind the Scenes report, and describes some of the other ways Bachmann's team kept reporters at arm's length.

WATCH - See David's insight into the Bachmann campaign.

DIVINE MISSION - Watch David's Dateline report, including those people who are very strongly for and against her Christian take on the Presidency.

BEHIND THE SCENES - Click for more insights into the work of the Dateline team.