BY WESLEY P. HESTER

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will swing through Virginia next week as part of a bus tour.

Campaign officials confirmed Wednesday morning that Virginia would be part of the bus tour, but could not provide any other details.

CNN is reporting that a four-day tour will kick off Aug. 10 and plow through multiple key swing states.

In Virginia, there are tentative plans to hit the Richmond area, Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads on Saturday, Aug. 11, according to the CNN report.

The timing of the bus tour — which comes just weeks ahead of the Republican national Convention in Tampa — has led some to speculate that it could be a vice presidential rollout.