Clinton said Kaine cares more about making a difference than making headlines, and is “everything that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not”.
Advertisement
In Spanish again, he described he and Clinton as “soul mates” in the “fight” to defeat Trump in November.
But major labor and pro-Democratic groups praised the Kaine pick, including Planned Parenthood, AFL-CIO and other big unions, and the Sierra Club. “Can’t wait to hit the trail tomorrow in Miami”, Kaine said on Twitter.
Kaine criticized Trump’s recent suggestion he might not honor USA security commitments to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Europe, and the real estate mogul’s history of casino bankruptcies and founding the failed Trump University. John McCain’s time as a prisoner of war.
“When Donald Trump says he has your back, you better watch out”, said the Harvard-trained lawyer. But the effort was complicated by the publication of 19,000 hacked emails on the website Wikileaks, suggesting the Democratic National Committee had played favorites for Clinton during the primary.
In another election, Hillary Clinton might have been tempted to choose a different kind of running mate.
Kaine’s announcement was held at a massive rally in Florida – a crucial swing state – whereas Trump and Pence gave their announcement to a small gathering of supporters in Manhattan, in the solidly blue state of NY. Cory Booker and Massachusetts Sen.
“There’s an authenticity about him”, Huckabee, who oversaw The Natural State when Kaine was Virginia’s governor, told Uma Pemmaraju on Fox News. Democrats want to avoid a chaotic scene at the convention, and some predict the chairwoman could be loudly booed by Sanders supporters, who were already marching through the streets of Philadelphia.
Some progressives reacted critically, while Sanders has remained silent, a response that may be telling.
Debbie Wassermann Schultz will not speak or preside over daily functions at the Democratic Convention next week, CNN reports.
Clinton announced her pick Friday night in a message to her supporters, ending weeks of speculation just days ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia that’s set to kick off on Monday.
Kaine, a Catholic who became fluent in Spanish speaker while serving as a missionary in Honduras, has expressed personal opposition to abortion, but has a public record in support of abortion rights. “Kaine doesn’t have many vulnerabilities or weaknesses”.
“It’s not the Donald Trump sledgehammer”.
“Throughout his political career, Senator Kaine has been a supporter of free trade and other issues critical to the technology sector”, Shapiro said. Tim Kaine of Virginia.
In a pretty unsurprising move, the GOP nominee has been bashing the Virginia senator on the 0,000 in gifts Kaine accepted during his time as governor and lieutenant governor of Virginia.
Strategically, however, it is not clear how much Mr Kaine brings to the ticket.
An experienced foreign policy hand who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, he could help Clinton lock in two key voting blocs: Hispanics and the battleground state of Virginia.
“He is a genuinely nice person, but Tim is no one’s punching bag”. “We know she will continue to serve our country as a member of Congress from Florida and she will always be our dear friend”, Obama said. Kaine is the one partner she could have picked with gravitas and experience approaching her own. Democrats also hope to contrast their unity at the top, with appearances by Barack and Michelle Obama along with Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and all top national Democrats highlighting the decision of most top Republicans to boycott the convention that nominated Trump in Cleveland last week.
Kaine is no natural attack dog.
Still, Sanders’ most powerful proxy – Sen.
In wrapping his remarks, Kaine returned to a theme he’s now used twice on the stump against Trump.
Advertisement
Kaine later talked about the influence his parents have had on him, “They taught me early some lessons that have guided my whole life – the importance of hard work, faith, and kindness, of following your dreams”.
