FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: August 29, 2008
CONTACT: Scott Graves, President & Editor-in-Chief, Red County
PHONE: 714-368-0406 x207
E-MAIL: mail@redcounty.com

Red County Scoops Mainstream Media and Political Blogosphere on McCain VP Pick

ORANGE COUNTY - As the nation finished watching Barack Obama deliver his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Alaska's governor, Sarah Palin was quietly making her way to Ohio as John McCain's pick for the his vice presidential running mate.

Throughout the week, rumors swirled in the mainstream press and the political blogosphere around speculation of McCain's shortlist. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Bobby Jindal, and Kay Bailey Hutchinson appeared to be the odds on favorites.

Last night however, Jessica Austin, editor of Red County San Bernardino, connected the dots and correctly concluded that a privately chartered jet bound from Alaska to Ohio tipped the hand of the McCain campaign. Her post, in part reads,

"If my information (and guess) is correct- Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is McCain's VP pick. McCain is making his announcement tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio. Look who chartered a jet from Alaska to Ohio this evening... How many people do you know charter jets from Alaska (especially considering their population) to Ohio- the location of the Republican presidential nominee?"

Red County San Bernardino, August 28, 2008 @ 10:47 p.m.

ABOUT JESSICA AUSTIN
Jessica Austin is the editor of Red County San Bernardino. Jessica is a political activist and president of the College Republicans at the University of Redlands, where she is finishing her degrees in government and philosophy.


ABOUT RED COUNTY (www.redcounty.com)
Red County was founded in 2006 by a group of passionate political enthusiasts who were engaged in various aspects of the political arena in Orange County, California. We started Red County magazine and shortly thereafter developed our online efforts. Red County online has become one of the most influential political blogs in the state and maintains an impressive network of 18 political blogs. Our online editors and contributors include over 100 of the state's most influential and connected political leaders, business leaders, political enthusiasts, and large donors. In print, our contributors have included, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, James Lileks, Victor Davis Hanson, and Dennis Prager. During our first year in print, Red County magazine has featured interviews  with Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Larry Elder, Oliver North, Ambassador Gaddi Vasquez, and more.