UPDATE (CNN) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt
Romney will announce his running mate at the beginning of a four-day,
four-state bus tour in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday morning, his
campaign announced in a statement late Friday night.
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is Mitt Romney's running mate pick, three Republican sources told CNN.
Romney called several of the Republicans on his vice presidential
shortlist on Friday evening to tell them he has selected a running mate
and to thank them for assisting with his campaign, a Republican familiar
with the calls told CNN. Romney did not indicate on the calls who he
had selected as his running mate, according to the source.
(CNN) - Likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is expected to reveal his choice for running mate Saturday morning.
The plan is to make the announcement at an event on the U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.
A Republican source says Romney called several of the people on his vice presidential shortlist and thanked them for assisting with his campaign. The source says Romney did not indicate his selection.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, Senator Rob Portman from Ohio and Representative Paul Ryan from Wisconsin are among several politicians mentioned prominently as possible contenders.
