When Sen. Barack Obama was prepared to announce his choice for running mate, it was noted that a private jet had been chartered the night before to fly between Illinois and Deleware, the home of Joe Biden. Now Jessica Austin finds that a private jet was chartered from Alaska to Ohio, landing late last night. The plane landed at Hook Field Municipal, located just one county over from the location of the announcement, Dayton.

Could McCain be going with Sarah Palin? Too early to say, especially since Pawlenty’s cleared his calender (though insists he’ll be in Minnesota later today) and family members of Mitt Romney have been having their houses swept by the Secret Service.