Is An Obama Veep Decision Coming Up?

NOTE: I'm in the process of moving into my new apartment, so there won't be a new posting for a few days. Sorry about that. :) (Not that there are a whole lot of people out there dying to read my blog, but you never know!)

Here's an e-mail I received from the Obama campaign last night:

Dear Rebecca --

Barack Obama is about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign -- choosing a running mate.

You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be the first to know his choice.

Sign up today to be the first to know:

http://my.barackobama.com/vp

You will receive an email the moment Barack makes his decision, or you can text VP to 62262 to receive a text message on your mobile phone.

Once you've signed up, please forward this email to your friends, family, and coworkers to let them know about this special opportunity.

No other campaign has done this before. You can be part of this important moment.

Be the first to know who Barack selects as his running mate.

Thanks,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

But according to my favorite blog, The Fix, the timing of this e-mail doesn't necessarily mean a VP announcement is imminent. It could just be another tactic for beefing up the campaign's e-mail and phone number database. However, it would be interesting if Obama made his VP announcement in such an unconventional way. That would be refreshingly consistent with his "we're going to change the way politics is done" theme.