CBS: Obama to announce his choice on Friday afternoon

[thewiseguy]

CBS News has confirmed that Barack Obama's campaign now plans to announce Obama's vice presidential choice to supporters via email and text message on Friday afternoon. (This plan could change, of course.)

He will then appear with his running mate at noon the next day in Springfield, Illinois, CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reports.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/19/politics/horserace/entry4364243.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=Horserace_4364243

So much for waiting...:-(

[cynatnite]

1. Why on Friday and the first appearance on a weekend?

Seems like he'd get the most news out of it and a possible bump by announcing on Wednesday or Thursday.

[hisownpetard]

8. Saturday = the day after the Olympics.

[jab105]

2. Friday is a news dump day...I think Wednesday would have been much better...

could have been running the news cycle for a lot longer...wonder why they decided on Friday afternoon?

[Barack_America]

3. Further discussion here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6667093

[Motown_Johnny]

4. Is it possible he wants to move right into the Convention without giving the Slime machine time to

attack?

[TheDonkey]

5. that can be the only possible explanation. This is bizarre to drag it out

but maybe he wants the fervor to be so intense for the first few days of the convention and climax during the final day of course. Also further limits McClowns sidestepping.

[ccharles000]

6. I was hoping for tomorrow.

[democrat2thecore]

7. Odd Timetable - very odd

If this is true, we'll probably have to wait for the "Making of the President" type books after it's all over to find out the thinking behind this one.

[hisownpetard]

10. Timetable? Did you say TIMETABLE?!

[democrat2thecore]

11. Actually - I support a timetable, but if this and that, I would consider a slower withdrawl :)

[Sparkly]

14. The correct term is now "Time Horizon."

Write it down.

[democrat2thecore]

15. Is that from the same lexicon as "Cone of Silence?" -nt

[democrat2thecore]

9. Key sentence: (This plan could change of course.) -nt

[earthside]

12. I Doubt It.

Announced via email and text messages Thursday.

Obama appearance at hometown of veep nominee Friday.

Springfield event Saturday with speeches.

[goodgd_yall]

13. That was my prediction

Now if I'm right on the vp pick (which I actually hope I"m wrong about), maybe I'll win a prize (as long as I pick the right tie).

[barack the house]

16. I think he should announce on Friday now or it'll lose impact.