Mrs Clinton made no mention of her impending choice during a sombre meeting on Friday with community leaders and family members affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and a later campaign rally in Tampa.
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Now Democrats are working to punch back at Donald Trump.
“His history is fantastic”, said Democratic state Sen.
Kaine’s first appearance with Clinton will be on Saturday at an event in Miami, a campaign aide said.
As promised Hillary Clinton has announced her running mate. “He’s someone who takes responsibility for things”.
“That’s just my kind of guy”, she added.
Two prominent critics of the Trump, though, tweeted some support for their Senate colleague. John McCain’s time as a prisoner of war.
Clinton’s announcement and move to seize the spotlight from Cleveland follows four days of steady attacks by Republicans against the presumptive Democratic nominee – over her email scandal, her reputation for poll-tested politics and her record in public office.
Some of Virginia’s lawmakers said they are not surprised by Clinton’s choice. The other senators used to joke with Kaine, Pryor said, by calling him “His Excellency”, the proper way to address governors in Virginia.
Mrs Clinton’s decision caps a highly secretive, months-long process to find a political partner.
Then Governor McAuliffe, a democrat and longtime friend of Clinton would need to pick an interim successor.
No matter, perhaps, as that time will belong to Clinton and the Democrats, whose own convention begins Monday in Philadelphia. According to a Clinton campaign official, the former secretary of state called Kaine this evening to make the formal offer.
“He’s thrilled a former mayor will be the next vice president”, Carrick said. “It’s a safe pick”, said Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Kaine is big on the military, partly because that’s a huge issue in Virgina, home to many military bases and defense contractors.
Kaine grew up in the Midwest and practice the Catholic faith.
The Clinton team is hoping his extensive governing experience – as a former governor, lieutenant governor and Richmond mayor – will provide a strong contrast to the Republican ticket. “But that was not going to happen”, Cohen said, noting Kaine and Clinton have known each other for a while.
“He is a genuinely nice person, but Tim is no one’s punching bag”. He was an early supporter of President Obama in the 2008 primary over Clinton. Bernie Sanders wave to supporters with during a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., where Sanders endorsed her for president, July 12, 2016. “Republicans will run hard against Democrats on trade this year”.
Still, Sanders’ most powerful proxy, Sen.
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Kaine, 58, is a Spanish speaker who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1983. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is receiving praise for his wide-ranging experience, even as many delegates acknowledge he won’t generate the level of enthusiasm or party unity as a progressive or a first-ever Latino pick.
