If the NYT Got it Right, West Coasters Could Get an Early Morning(4AM) VP Text

[tekisui]

If all goes according to plan, the announcement will be made with text and e-mail messages to supporters early in the morning, in time to capture coverage on the morning news shows and take advantage of a full day’s news cycle.

Mr. Obama and his running mate will begin, perhaps that day, a visit to swing states. Plans call for them to be on the trail together for much of the time between the day of the announcement and the day Mr. Obama arrives in Denver, a week from Wednesday, but their most intense campaigning together will come after the convention.

Aides said the announcement would come at the earliest on Wednesday morning.

If the text does go out to catch the early morning shows, it would be 7 or 7:30 EST, and 4AM or so on the West Coast! Get ready for a wake up text.

Mr. Obama had not notified his choice — or any of those not selected — of his decision as of late Monday, advisers said. Going into the final days, Mr. Obama was said to be focused mainly on three candidates: Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware.

Also, the non-selected will be notified today or tomorrow that they didn't get it. Watch for more clues from the runners-up. Anyone want to take bets on if the name will leak before the morning text?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/us/politics/19veep.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[dkf]

1. Oh my. Are we in Hawaii going to get a 1am text?

[tekisui]

3. I guess so. You may want to turn off your phone and look when you

wake up. Or stay up late for the next few nights.:)

[dkf]

4. Hey its 2 am and I can't sleep...I might just be up for this.

[mdmc]

2. All I can do is hope for Biden

:cry:

[tekisui]

5. I still think you will get that hope.

He makes the most sense of the names that are left.

[Hope And Change]

6. Yeah, please let it be Biden.