Washington D.C., Aug 19, 2008 / 17:10 pm
Presumptive Republican nominee and Arizona Sen. John McCain will reportedly announce his running mate pick on August 29, his 72nd birthday, at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, UPI reports.
His leading choices reportedly include former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
"McCain views this as the one decision that he has total, utter, non-negotiable control over," one campaign official told the Washington publication Politico.
Pawlenty was raised Catholic but now attends an evangelical Protestant church.