Friday, July 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton Picks Sen. Tim Kaine Of Virginia For Dem Running Mate


Hillary Clinton announced tonight that Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has been tapped to be her running mate on the Democratic ticket for the White House.

Kaine is solid pick: he is one of only 20 people who have served as a mayor, governor and U.S. Senator; fluent in Spanish; blue collar roots. He serves on both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees.

Voting record is strong, too.

Planned Parenthood: 100%
Brady Campaign: 100%
NARAL: 100%
Human Rights Campaign: 100%
AFL/CIO: 94%

The New York Times reports:

Hillary Clinton named Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to be her running mate Friday, according to a senior campaign official, selecting a battleground state politician with working-class roots and a fluency in Spanish, traits that she believes can bolster her chances to defeat Donald J. Trump in November.

In the end, Mrs. Clinton decided Mr. Kaine, 58, a former governor of Virginia who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and speaks fluent Spanish, had the qualifications and background and the personal chemistry with her to make the ticket a success.

In the end, Mrs. Clinton, who told PBS she is “afflicted with the responsibility gene,” avoided taking a chance with a less experienced vice-presidential candidate and felt no political need to push the historic nature of her candidacy by adding another woman or a minority to the ticket.

Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Kaine have similar centrist positions on foreign policy, education and criminal justice and they are said to share an easy rapport and a love of granular policy-making. “I do have a fondness for wonks,” Mrs. Clinton said in the PBS interview.



Posted by Randy Slovacek at 5:17 PM
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