| | Secret Service en route to Biden's house this evening
Could Biden become Obama VP?"The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)," a source told ABC News' Jake Tapper, "indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama has selected him to be his running mate."
On CNN this evening, a source told a reporter he could not confirm Biden had been selected, but didn't dissuade her of the notion. Network pundits talked up the Delaware senator's foreign policy experience -- he serves as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- and mentioned repeatedly that he is a Catholic.
Two others said to be finalists for the VP slot -- Sen. Evan Bayh, (D-IN), and Virginia's Democratic Governor Tim Kaine -- "have been told they have not been selected for the vice presidential slot."
"Biden was last seen minutes ago at his Wilmington estate where his extended brood is gathering," ABC reported around 1030pm ET.
A second dark horse is possible -- Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas, floated Friday afternoon by Democratic officials. Edwards represents a district including President Bush's Crawford ranch.
Biden ran for president in 1987. After being accused of plagiarizing a speech from a British Labor Party leader, and a followup revelation that he'd plagiarized a law school paper, he dropped out of the race in Sept. 1987, saying his bid had been sidelined by "the exaggerated shadow" of his mistakes.
RAW STORY WILL PROVIDE FULL COVERAGE OF THE VP CHOICE TOMORROW MORNING.
The Obama campaign would not comment on the ABC report. Obama will announce officially by text message to supporters Saturday morning.
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