This will be a short diary, but I just wanted to share this with everyone.
I live in the Chicago area and just received a call from the Obama campaign inquiring if I was available to do some canvassing in NW Indiana this Saturday.
The women's exact words were that "We want to canvass in Indiana to coincide with Saturday's announcement"
I would think one way to maximize media coverage of the Springfield event is to have the VP announcement secret until then. It also means that at least for a day and a half maybe I won't breathlessly anticipate every text messege I get.