Obama Veepstakes Coming To A Close Soon

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 19, 2008 8:40PM

With the Democratic National Convention less than a week away, those whispers about Obama picking a running mate have turned into a buzz and will soon turn into a roar. Reports are stating that Obama has picked his running mate and will announce it as soon as tomorrow. Earlier this summer, Obama's campaign rolled out an option for those on the Obama email list to register so that could receive first notice of the Veep decision. Speculation has focused on Delaware Senator Joe Biden and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh as the lead candidates.

On top of this, it's now been confirmed that Obama and his running mate will hold a rally at the Old State Capitol in Springfield on Saturday to warm up for next week's convention. The Capitol is, of course, the site of Obama's February 2007 announcement of his candidacy. Full circle, people. Not to be outdone, John McCain is also expected to name his running mate soon: next Friday, August 29, to be exact, which is also the senior Senator's 72nd birthday. McCain is scheduled to be in Ohio, a key swing state in the upcoming election.

We're kind of hoping one of the candidates wises up and picks the only truly worthy running mate: Yoda, the four-eared cat.

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