Romney to announce running mate on Saturday @9am ET in Norfolk, VA

[RogueBeaver]

Yep. But less than 10 days out. Ryan went on vacation in CO when he considered whether to run for POTUS around this time last year, so fits his pattern. Say Romney calls him Monday, he flies to Wolfeboro Tuesday for the final briefing, Thu/Fri rollout.

[RogueBeaver]

We already did... kinda. But I get your point.

[RogueBeaver]

Yep, though there are still handwringers.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79465.html?hp=f1

[RogueBeaver]

RP: Not next week. Palin was announced 3 days out, Biden 5.

[RogueBeaver]

Ryan's schedule, H/T Bob Costa. I guess "next week" means Saturday, unless it isn't...

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/313402/ryans-schedule-robert-costa

[RogueBeaver]

If Romney goes with Ryan it will have a lot to do with their very close personal and political relationship, per both Karl and Costa.

Pawlenty's in MI this morning. Ryan in WI, Portman in OH. Portman also said yesterday he's likely staying in the Senate, so I think we can scratch him off even more than we have already.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/09/on-the-trail-august-9-2012/

There's been some minor buzz about a potential rollout tomorrow but I doubt that. Not when we know everyone's schedule for the tour.

[RogueBeaver]

Pawlenty will be on MTP and This Week on Sunday.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2012/08/pawlenty_does_d.shtml


Ryan: It's the chem.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/313555/ryan-way-robert-costa?pg=1

[RogueBeaver]

From Romney's interview with Chuck Todd (H/T R412)

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[RogueBeaver]

Yep. There's no other way to interpret that quote. This feeds my suspicion that Bob Costa's intentionally mangled final sentence in "Ryan's Schedule" was a hint that he'd be returning early from Colorado next week.

So when and where? I'd say either WI or IA, 2 swing states that aren't on the bus tour.

[RogueBeaver]

NBC agrees with us.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/ns/politics/