How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press

On August 1st, Mitt had apparently already picked Paul Ryan as his VP. Romney and Ryan met secretly on August 5th. Still, no press knew about the pick.

The campaign and Ryan even appear to have used a very elaborate cloak and dagger operation to get Ryan and his family, under the noses of reporters staking out the Wisconsin Congressman’s house in Janesville, undetected to Norfolk for Saturday’s announcement.

ABC Reports:

Ryan was spotted by reporters in his driveway when he came home after the funeral Sikh memorial service for those killed in a tragic shooting in his district last week.
Ryan went to his side door near his garage and was locked out. He said he had left his keys in a staffer’s truck.
He then said he thought his wife was not home. Ryan looked for a way in and a reporter shouted, “Don’t you want to show us where you hide a key under the door mat?” He laughed and said he knew another way and went into his backyard. This is the last time reporters saw him in Janesville on Friday.
How he eluded the press and popped up in Norfolk, Virginia, remains something of a mystery.
In the next three hours, he presumably snuck out of his house or had never entered, sneaking instead out the backyard.

Around 8:30 p.m. local time, a young neighborhood boy knocked on Ryan’s side door and returned to the street disappointed. The boy’s mother walked a dog nearby. This was not the first time this week that the Ryans didn’t answer the door to neighbors. There were many kids coming and going throughout the week.
At midnight, when it was clear that Romney was going to make his announcement and all the buzz was on Ryan, there were silhouettes of people behind the blinds at Ryan’s house watching the media circus from a 2nd story window. This gave the strong impression that at least his family was still home, which clearly wasn’t the case.
Then the body doubles pulled curtains closed, eliminating the silhouettes.

This all sounds like some kind of spy film, doesn't it?

Throughout the morning there was no movement at the home. (Because, apparently, rpeorters thought it would be benifictial to sit outisde the guys home and look for movement) 

A few local police cars rolled by occasionally to gauge the press’s activities.

By this morning multiple sources had confirmed Ryan was already in Virginia and the reporters in Wisconsin were eluded.

Then came the announcement...