Kaine, Bayh Ruled Out As Obama VP Pick

***UPDATE*** 11:25pm ABC News reports that the U.S. Secret Service dispatched a security detail to Biden's home Friday night:

The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has selected him to be his running mate.

Sources also tell ABC News that two others said to be finalists for the position of Obama's running mate -- Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Virginia Gov Tim Kaine -- have been told they have not been selected to be Obama's running mate.

The LA Times, NBC, and New York Times all report that Kaine and Bayh have been ruled out as the VP pick.

***UPDATE*** 10:40pm CNN says they can confirm that Evan Bayh is out of the running for Obama's vice presidential pick.

NBC News is reporting that Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine have been told by Obama that they will not be his vice presidential nominee:

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday quoting sources.

Fox News recently reported on air that Kaine had been called by the Obama campaign and told he's not the nominee, and NBC's Andrea Mitchell said on Hardball that she had it on 'very good authority' that Kaine and Bayh have been ruled out.

***UPDATE*** Fox News also reported on air that Obama will not send out his VP text message until sometime after 10am (EST) Saturday. AP confirms that the text message will go out tomorrow morning.

***UPDATE*** AP, citing a confidential source close to Tim Kaine, reports that Kaine will not be Obama's vice presidential nominee:

A Democratic official close to Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says Barack Obama has told Kaine that he's not his choice to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to discuss the development, says the Virginia governor told associates about Obama's decision on Friday. Obama will claim the nomination at the Democratic convention that begins Monday.

Comments

[jimgilliamv2]

Great PR Obama campaign letting the VP announcement come out late on Friday night. Btw, that's when you announce something that you want to hid. Oh. I see. You want to hid the fact that Obama choose an old fossil for his VP. Even among Obama's short list, this is a terrible pick. Horrible. Ridiculous. Disappointing. Outrageous. Preposterous. Loser. Presumptive President McCain probably slept great last night when the Biden pick confirmed he was running against an idiot. Even the polar opposite bookends, Nader and Moore, didn't think Obama would be that stupid to pick Biden. Everybody was wrong. Obama is that stupid.

[BLinCincinnati]

Great Obama-Biden ad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPev5sEdTjg

This indy ad needs to be spread to everyone, it's fantastic. It needs to go viral. The Obama team needs to hire this guy and run this ad. The guy created it back in January!

[lboucher]

What snoozer! Old Joe Biden. Wow I'm so excited. Ran three times for the nomination and lost all three times.

WHEW! PICK ME UP! BREATHE AGAIN! COLD WATER ON FACE! IT’S BIDEN! FAINT AGAIN!

[exPatPatti]

Celebration on BO's website!!! WOOHOO!!!

[macbabe]

O site just added VP Biden pic!!!! AWESOME!!!

[macbabe]

Celebration... there's party going on right here.... yaaa-hooo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H229IlRnzA

[Jessegirl]

Whoa!!!! Let's get this straight....Biden's son has gone to Iraq now....And McSh**ts

son is in Iraq BUT OH NO!!!! Where are ALL Romneys sons eh?

They are livin la vie da loca on the Elite Golf and Country Club Spa!!!!!!!

Don't worry, they'll mail letters to those boys in IraQ!!!!!

[macbabe]

GREAT point!!!

[gigi09]

Can we give it a rest about the text message? We just went over one hurdle, there are serveral more to go. There could be so many reasons, human or techincal that could be the problem. Let's focus on the convention as we wait to see what Tues/Wed nights will bring. Here's hoping that the selection of Biden as VP will help to lessen the negative impact that we are expecting from the Clintons and their supporters. It is so unfortunate that we can't go in unified...let's hope that we can come out ready to win the White House in November. Obama/Biden 08

[emory]

I LOVE READING WHAT THE REPUBS ARE SAYING ABOUT HOW THIS IS A TERRIBLE PICK. IT SHOWS THEIR FEAR!!!!!!!!!

THEIR SWEATING IN THEIR RICHASTALK BOOTS. TIME TO FROG MARCH OUT OF DC. WHO KNOWS MAYBE TO GITMO

[rosal]

A tr0// is talking about Biden plagiarizing from some book. Sound advice to McConfused: Don't go there, your story about the cross on the sand is not well known in the country, but believe me the whole story will come out, and with Sin-dy's cooking recipes it will show it runs in the family.

[macbabe]

and so it begins... lol

[exPatPatti]

Don't forget the cross in the sand c r a p too.

[roshni]

And don't forget the Mother Theresa lie about the daughter you are currently hiding. Why are you hiding her anyway?

[Nochnoi]

Since ya'll brought up the house thing again.... here is a revised version of the original " 9 Keys" idea.... Updated so to speak...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3afi7Jz7NU

[AdLib]

The video had been removed earlier from YouTube, caught it at its source. GREAT IDEA! For the convention, they should figure out how to organize sets of keys to jingle out a song like old variety performers used to do with bells and have a speaker orchestrate them in a rendition of "OUR HOUSE" by MADNESS.

Baybe the band's name will get another point about McCaln across.

[Nochnoi]

He updated the idea... this is a new video he just posted about 45 minutes ago.....

[nellie]

You've all given me a great evening of laughs and good news.

G'nite all. Sleep well.

[AdLib]

Sleep well and keep your phone on the night stand, text-ready.

[Nochnoi]

Night Nellie....

[rosal]

Night nellie, sweet dreams

[macbabe]

nite nellie... sleep in peace!

[repubstheirownworstenemy]

Night, nellie.

[ScandalousCandice]

I can't wait to see Biden tear in to Romney. B-Rock vs. McDumb is going to be sad to watch. Sad for Mc-Dumb. He does well when he knows what is coming, but he will get torn down in the debates.

Romney is smart, and thinks like a manager. But all Biden has to do is mention his short comings in Mass. But for the love of God if they compare Romney to Deval Patrick and his short comings, Romney will look like an angle.

Bring it though. With Romney on the ticket, religion stays off of the table. I dare them to invoke it.

[Selecta]

True, religion stays of the table. But Republicans are not so keen on a pro-abortion Mormon turncoat.

[priusdriver]

wow, this is sooo underwhelming and boring. i think o-man has officially jumped the shark if this is true. i have even less hope now.

[liseworks]

wow- that's really sad - hope it gets better for you ....

[priusdriver]

i hope it gets better for us all...

[rosal]

Repub in disguise. Boring? So what are you doing here? Run along and get lost now.

[priusdriver]

actually, life-long democrat. and you didn't invent the internet or the hp... so don't be the mind police.

[ShamusNYC]

Sooooo, let's see here... foreign policy...

Iraq and Afganistan gov't state preference for O's strategic visions and push Bu&Co to go that way...

McC says to follow OBL to gates of hell - but not Pakistan, again like O proposes... B&Co do some following of the snake into Pakistan...

McC shouts like Yosemite Sam on the Georgian issues, but remains impotent... Georgain President calls him out on the big talk, asks Biden to come over to assess...

World likes O, sees him as being able to re-build the damaged relations... McC gets jealous, launches attack at the celebrity (and McC has many more acting credits and has even hosted SNL)

So, what is the McC edge? And who can he pick? Pretty boy Romney, who can easily be painted as a rich, corporate profiteer?

Help me out here...