Mitt Romney will select his vice presidential running mate before the Republican National Convention at the end of August, his campaign said Thursday.
"We're getting ready to share some exciting news. Sometime between now and the Republican convention, Mitt will be announcing his choice for VP," Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades said in an e-mail to supporters.
Calling the pairing "America's comeback team," the fundraising ask offered donors the chance to meet Romney and his eventual choice for vice president.
The presumptive Republican nominee has been tight-lipped about his deliberation process, enough so that even signaling that the choice would come before the convention — as is traditional — made waves.
In fact, during a town hall event in Colorado earlier this week, a supporter asked Romney if he'd be making his choice "before or after" the convention.
"Yes," Romney quipped, drawing laughs from the crowd.
But Romney provided little insight beyond that, telling supporters at the Colorado event he couldn't provide more of a timeline on his vice presidential selection.
Instead, the Republican hopeful simply pledged that "the person I choose you will look at and say 'that person could be president if necessary.'" But who that person could be remains the subject of intense speculation.
Among the possibilities: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who Romney himself confirmed was under consideration, and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who told ABC News earlier this week that he had met multiple times with Romney's vetting team.
