Are you a Hillary supporter who’s furious that Obama picked an old white guy for his Veep instead of the former First Lady?
Then this ad is for you…

On one hand it can be seen as a shrewd move aimed at the independent female voter or “security moms” who considered Hillary to be their own [...]

Does anybody honestly believe that somebody who hasn’t even endorsed McCain yet will take his Veep spot? Because, as of right now, many of the things that Powell has said about the candidates hints at a quiet endorsement for Obama.
Still, Politico puts the meme out there…
Retired Gen. Colin Powell is among the potential running mates [...]

Here it is…

As always, thanks to MSNBC for providing such a high quality, embeddable player.

With leaners
Obama - 48%
McCain - 46%
Without leaners
Obama - 45%
McCain - 42%
The numbers jump a bit for Obama today, but we haven’t seen impact of the Biden announcement yet. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next couple days before the convention.
Rasmussen shares some data about the Veep nominee…
Biden—who had been the frontrunner all [...]

Key quotes, “A lot of Democrats in Washington are sort of breathing a collective sigh of ‘Phew’,” “Joe Biden’s nobody’s #2″ and “This guy ran for President when Barack Obama was in law school.”

Todd also points out something very astute about the McCain camp’s Biden ad and poses the question of whether this essentially disqualifies [...]

Since it leaked hours in advance, this was inevitable.
At 3:44 a.m., the text message reads as such (if you can’t read it above for some reason)…
Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3PM ET on www.BarackObama.com. Spread the word!
And now I can go to [...]

I can understand the news organizations getting their hands on the info, but One.org? This is supposed to be a non-partisan organization devoted to fighting AIDS?
Here are a couple of screenshots from an email they just sent me…
First, the one that talks about Biden explicitly:

Then the non-committal postcard:

So much for that text message…

The title of their article is this, “Official: Obama picks Biden for veep.”
Well, it doesn’t get more “official” than that.
So Donklephant readers…you get the news before the text message…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, [...]

Ambinder lays them out…
PLUSES:
I gather that Obama realizes that he needed a pick that would demonstrate some level of intellectual seriousness about the condition of the world. One of his sons heads for Iraq soon. Obama knows that, for Biden, getting Iraq right is much more than just about proving a point.
Biden is also a [...]

What must be running through his head right now? I mean, this is it. This is his shot. What does one think about at a time like this?
Of course, if Obama gets elected and reelected, Biden would be 73 at that point, so he’s probably not going to run for President. In other words, “VP” [...]

The AP is reporting that the pick is less than 24 hours away…
Late Friday, several officials said the text message announcement would be distributed Saturday morning, a few hours before a scheduled rally at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., where the Democratic ticket would appear for the first time.
Add to that the news [...]

Good and good. Neither of them would have added anything to the ticket.
From MSNBC:
EMPORIA, Va - Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday, quoting sources.
Speculation about Obama’s choice has centered [...]

This is the big news on Drudge and elsewhere.
Apparently, a well known reported from Kansas City has “uncovered” a bumper sticker being printed with Evan Bayh’s name on it. Gill Studios, a company that has done work with Obama’s campaign in the past, refused to answer any questions about the bumper sticker.
Gee, I wonder [...]

As I sit here anxiously awaiting Barack Obama’s VP announcement, I feel less speculatory than usual. CNN is posting on the hour “We still don’t know who Barack’s pick is!” — and everyone’s trying to prematurely claim to know who he’s chosen or when he’s announcing. I’ve been following leading nominees since January… and the [...]

The title of the article is “Hillary gets stiffed,” but who’s really getting stiffed here? Hillary or the readers of Politico?
See, they “report” that an unnamed Democratic insider claims that Clinton was never asked for one single piece of paper from the VP vetting team. Therefore, it’s assumed she was never on Obama’s short list.
I’m [...]

So says conservative columnist David Brooks in a column from yesterday, and I can’t say that I disagree. Because when you look at Biden’s resume, it may be just the thing to help Obama create the type of change in Washington he’s hoping for.
And to that point…
When Obama talks about postpartisanship, he talks about [...]

He has decided who the “person” will be, so who do you think fits the following profile?
Obama said he wanted somebody who is “prepared to be president” and who will be “a partner with me in strengthening this economy for the middle class and working families.”
He said he was looking for not just a partner [...]

Why?
Well, as Ambinder notes, after months of Obama saying “he or she” in response to Veep questions, the candidate says “he” very specifically throughout the following answer.
From CBS:
Let me tell you first what I won’t do. I won’t hand over my energy policy to my vice president, without knowing necessarily what he’s doing. [...]

Well, either…

He doesn’t know if he’s the guy or not

He does know he’s not the guy

He knows he’s the guy and he’s lying through his teeth.

ABC News has more:
Lowering expectations is a game played by many vice-presidential wannabes. A Biden Senate staffer told ABC News today that the senator had not spoken to anyone at [...]

At this point, I’d be surprised if Barack Obama selects anyone other than Joe Biden as his running mate. If there was any doubt in Obama’s mind about the need for significant foreign policy experience on the ticket, the crisis between Russia and Georgia should have erased those doubts.
Not only is Joe Biden one of [...]