Running Mate Search Keeps Reporters, Pundits on Their Toes

With the window of opportunity narrowing for when the presidential candidates must announce their running mates, pundits and political storm chasers are spinning in an attempt to keep up with every clue that might reveal the identities. The Nashville Post’s Web site reported Wednesday that senior campaign officials for Barack Obama are converging in Indianapolis for a “major event” on Saturday, stirring speculation that Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is the one. Obama’s campaign already announced that he and his running mate-to-be will stop in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday — and Indianapolis is not so far away. But on the Democratic side, Bayh is hardly the only one for whom the stars seem to be aligning. Delware Sen. Joe Biden, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, along with former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and others, are high on the list of possible picks. There were reports late in the day that people were even getting hoax text ... (link)