2008 I remember a DU member used to live near Biden, and saw secret service show up

[imavoter]

at Bidens's house before it hit the national news that he'd been chosen over Hillary to be the VP.
DU scooped the news.

Do we have anyone here now like that? Anyone live near the VP picks?

I thought she might go with Shapiro, but I'm wondering now if she might go with Walz.
Anyone with some scoop in those neighborhoods?

The anticipation is 🤪

[democrattotheend]

1. I live about 15 minutes from Shapiro

But I don't have time to go hang around that area and watch for Secret Service. If I notice anything I will let you know.

[imavoter]

2. I dont remember the DU member from that post in 2008. Wish I did.

[madinmaryland]

9. LynneSin. She was from Delaware and did see him occasionally

If I remember correctly.

[imavoter]

10. Yes, that sounds right. Thank you! n/t

[boston bean]

19. Wonder what happened to Lynnesin?

[yagotme]

3. Staking out his house would probably result in YOU being picked up.

Wouldn't recommend it...

[imavoter]

4. No one was staking out. They lived in the neighborhood. n/t

[yagotme]

5. I was replying to the other poster, who commented that they lived in the area, but not close enough to see,

and was not going to stake out his house. That is the comment I based my reply on. Follow the comment tree...

[democrattotheend]

6. Yeah, exactly

And I don't even know where he lives. But if I notice Secret Service in the area I will let you guys know.

[yagotme]

7. If they're REALLY good, you won't "notice" them...

[LeftInTX]

13. Both Shapiro and Walz likely live in gov mansions

[JI7]

12. There are probably already media people around there

[yagotme]

20. Most likely with credentials. Would bet poster (who got the joke,) doesn't. nt

[Sugarcoated]

11. I live 10-15 minutes away as well

If I knew where he lived I'd drive over and casually drive around

[Ocelot II]

8. I know exactly where Tim Walz lives - the Governor's residence in St. Paul.

But it's always got security vehicles nearby so I doubt Secret Service would be noticed. The same is probably true for the other governors if those states have official residences.

[DFW]

14. The day Biden was announced in 2008

The announcement was scheduled for about 4 PM. I also broke it on DU around 8:30 or 9:00 that morning, but I couldn‘t say at the time how I knew. I got roundly trashed for my post, angry demands of „LINK?!?!?“ and basically the worst drubbing I got on DU until 2016, when the most angry Sanders supporters flooded the board before leaving to JPR.

After the announcement, I got maybe one „how did you know?“ and one apology. That‘s it. The „LINK?!?!?“ crowd merely moved on. To be fair to those who had inadvertently informed me 8 hours early, they had never intentionally leaked it, so I kept quiet about it for five years. I figured by then, no one was going to lose their job any more over it.

[carpetbagger]

15. That was a lifetime ago....

...and I still remember a good bit of it.

[DFW]

16. I remember it so well because I was on Cape Cod when it happened

It involved my nephew, who was working for the Texas Democrats in Washington that summer. He has strong Asian features, and used to be somewhat small for his age (18 at the time), but was used to keeping his mouth shut when the occasion warranted. He now works in Kyiv, so that ability still serves him well. Two of Biden’s staff were at an indoor swimming pool outside of DC at 6:30 AM. The only other person there, so they thought, was some young Asian kid who, they assumed, understood no English. He immediately perceived their impression of him, played the role they had incorrectly assigned him, and let them babble away freely about what was supposed to be one of the most closely held secrets in the nation. As soon as he got home an hour later, he called me, and I knew it too. That was my “link,” and I wasn’t about to broadcast that all over the internet.

[yardwork]

17. It's a point of pride to have been attacked by the JPR trolls.

They were horrible.

[Bucky]

18. I remember that post too!

I'm giddy for the people about to be excited