 Everybody's pretty happy about it, so I'm happy for Mr. Vance. While Beeman says Vance's selection won't affect his vote, McKellar thinks having a hometown guy on the ticket could sway some Middletown voters. For NPR News, I'm Tana Weingartner in southwest Ohio. Retail sales in the U.S. were unchanged last month. That's according to the Commerce Department. On Wall Street, stocks are sharply higher. The Dow's up 528 points, or more than 1%.