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The Democratic convention starts one week from today. Will Obama let the drama build and wait until then before he announces who his vice presidential pick will be?

Maybe that would be a smart move, especially considering that most of the ‘bounce’ that candidates have traditionally gotten out of the conventions comes from the VP announcement. Of course, since the 1980s, candidates have been announcing the other half of their tickets in the weeks beforehand, so the bounce that candidates have gotten from conventions has gotten smaller in recent cycles.

But perhaps Obama will return to the older tradition and let the drama build up before he announces who his vice presidential candidate will be.

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