“And if any of you are looking for that party of Lincoln, we’ve got a home for you right here in the Democratic Party”, Kaine said.
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Clinton, surrounded by factory equipment and spooled iron, attacked Trump’s business record and argued that the more people listen to the Republican nominee talk, the more they realize “he is not offering real change, he is offering empty promises”. (“Yes, we can.”). Kaine said Trump, a businessman and reality TV show host, was fundamentally untrustworthy.
Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine speaks on Day Three of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton did a pretty good job of that in her acceptance speech at the DNC, but it needs to be more than just talking points.
You can tell Kaine is a humble guy. We’re gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it, believe me.
Kaine also brings a public service balance which will compliment Clinton’s public service balance as well, she said.
In his acceptance speech, the 58-year-old senator from the battleground state of Virginia, mocked the 70-year-old reality TV star’s often cited remarks “believe me”, amid applause from the audience.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine has been accused of being boring (Hillary Clinton told CBS “I love that about him”) but now, it’s that very essence of “blah” that has become its own caricature.
“Hillary’s passion is kids and families”.
“He says ‘believe me.’ Well, his creditors, his contractors, his laid-off employees, his ripped-off students did just that”, he continued. “So I ran for city council”.
“I think that the Bernie supporters are seeing ‘it’s okay.’ You’ve got some of the things you’ve been fighting for”, Chambers said.
Kaine and Clinton will hit the road as soon as the convention wraps up, touring through this swing state of Pennsylvania and then on to Ohio.
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Others took to social media simply to point out that Twitter was on a roll, and to fantasize about the SNL skits to come. From recounting his time as a Jesuit missionary in Honduras as a high school student, to joining in chants of “Si se puede”, to lauding his running mate as “lista”, or ready.
