Obama Camp: Supporters Will Be "First To Know" Veep Choice

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: Barack Obama

The Obama campaign wants you to know that if you sign up to receive an email or a text message from the campaign, you'll be "the first to know" who will be joining Obama on the Democratic ticket. Really! They promise!

The campaign today sent its second email on the topic to supporters, and it opens with a sign that people didn't take the first message too seriously.

"People keep asking me if we're really going to announce Barack's VP directly to our supporters," campaign manager David Plouffe writes. "The answer is yes. Let me be very clear. You are the ones who built this campaign, and Barack wants you to be the first to know who will join him in leading our movement for change."

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by acarponzo August 13, 2008 9:36 PM EDT: OMG Too Cute!!! Text message! Will Barack text it himself? He better start texting about the http://www.BOP-O-METER.com. He is leading, perhaps, in the wrong way on that poll.; Reply to this comment


by wellhell3 August 13, 2008 1:31 PM EDT: Who gives a rip about having that ***** come in on your cell phone or email! The media will be reporting it at the same time!

Whatta scam to get people to sign up in PRETEND support!

This guy has more scams than Carter has little liver pills!; Reply to this comment


by blkpresident August 13, 2008 4:34 AM EDT: As long as lil'' Hillary isn''t joining the ticket all is well.; Reply to this comment


by ramaci August 13, 2008 3:16 AM EDT: The Democratic Convention

Tuesday, Hillary will talk about 88th anniversary of the women''s right to vote

Thursday, Barrack Obama will give his acceptance speech on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King''s "I Have a Dream" speech.

Wednesday the Vice president candidate will speak.
To follow the theme and logical direction of the convention:

Kathleen Sebelius will give a speech about the 45th anniversary next year of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how women benefit from that act. (It opened up work places and occupations to many women); Reply to this comment