Obama is about to announce his VP pick. The short lists for both have been discussed for days but it is probably safe to say that Obama has his pick ready. There will be an announcement made by text message to his supporters and the press very soon, I would guess. The name has been kept close to the vest and has not yet had any leak. A leak might be part of the strategy but we will see.
McCain may have his guy or gal also but it is entirely possible that he may have a strategy also that will be affected by who Obama picks. A sad but true part of the process that makes this more of a chess game than picking the best candidates. Winning is a contest and had been since our country started its election process.
I'm convinced that neither candidate wants things to become all about sound bites. That, though, the the reality of public races, the better the sound bite the better you do.
Obama will probably pick someone that is long on foreign policy, such as Evan Bayh, or Joe Biden. McCain's choice is harder to see at the moment. Will he go with the economic pick such as Romney or shake up the water with a pick like Tom Ridge or Condi Rice? We will be seeing the answer soon and expect that McCain will try and steal a little thunder from Obama with announcing his a day after. It is all about stealing each others headlines.
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