Democratic presidential hopeful Barack
Obama was expected to name Saturday his pick to campaign alongside him as the
vice presidential candidate.
His choice had been the hot topic of US media all week amid speculation
of which of a handful of likely politicians would get the nod. On Friday,
broadcaster CNN even showed live shots of several of the candidates' homes in
hopes of some sort of clue.
Obama was to notify supporters via text message, a move likely to come before
an afternoon campaign stop Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, where the senator
got his political start in the state house and launched his presidential bid
last year. The Democrats gather at their party convention in Denver, Colorado,
beginning Monday to formally nominate Obama.
Broadcaster NBC quoted campaign insiders on Friday as saying two top
candidates, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, had been
told they had not been chosen and attention had shifted primarily to Senator
Joe Biden of Delaware.
Still the guessing game was likely to continue for several
more hours, dpa reported.