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Obama Camp: Thursday McCain Veep Leak Would Be “Political Malpractice”
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Land of Lincolner’s camp hits back hard this afternoon, accusing their counterparts of playing political games with their veep selection. ...

A Quick Thought on the Veep Leak Rumor
The Stump — ... Obama communications director Dan Pfeiffer tells Politico that McCain would be committing "political malpractice" by leaking his veep pick tonight. I disagree. McCain would be committing political malpractice by formally announcing his veep pick tonight, since Obama's speech would overshadow the announcement far more than vice versa. But leaking the pick seems win-win. It'll distract the media a bit, but most voters won't notice and will come to the news pretty fresh tomorrow. ...

What Do You Want To Bet?
Riehl World View — ... Everyone's freaking over a McCain announcement and a McCain ad tonight. As he is a maverick, I'm prepared to be wrong on this. But thinking on it a bit, I say no official Veep announcement til Noon tomorrow and the ad is congratulatory in nature, wishing Obama a good campaign citing the historic nature blah blah blah. ...

Obama Campaign Calls McCain Camp's VP Bluff
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Obama communications chief Dan Pfeiffer told Politico: "Tonight would be political malpractice. It's one more piece of evidence that the McCain campaign is a war room masquerading as a presidential campaign." ...

What About The DNC's Political Malpractice?
Riehl World View — ... This is rich. Obama's people claim McCain will be committing "political malpractice" if they announce their VP selection tonight and step on Obama's speech. ...

Good seats are still available
Political Animal — GOOD SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.... There are competing reports on when, exactly, the McCain campaign is going to announce its running mate, with some rumors the news could come tonight. (Obama communications chief Dan Pfeiffer sounds skeptical : "If they do it, I will pay all of McCain's mortgages next month.") McCain is, however, set to roll out his selection at an event in Dayton, Ohio, tomorrow. The good news for Republicans is that the event will probably generate enormous media attention. The bad news, the interest from locals ...

If there's a VP link tonight, is it "political malpractice" and "evidence that the McCain campaign is a war room"?
Althouse — The Obama camp says it is. blog advertising blog advertising

BREAKING: Obama Campaign "Mad as Hell" At McCain
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Several reliable sources tell me, riffing off the Jonathan Martin piece, that the Obama camp is "mad as hell" at John McCain for stealing his thunder. ...

McCain’s Veep Pick is Stealing Obama’s Thunder, and The One is Not Pleased
The Sundries Shack — ... On the other hand, there’s such a thing as taking goofiness too far, such as when the Obama campaign pre-accuses the McCain camp of “political malpractice”. I think the Obama campaign knows just how bad this convention has been for him and is deathly afraid that McCain is going to steal what little bit of political thunder they can suck from the final day. ...