Kaine is expected to be formally introduced as Clinton’s running mate Saturday during a campaign stop Saturday at Florida International University in Miami. She then called President Barack Obama to inform him of the decision. Kaine was a top-contender to be Clinton’s running mate since the beginning, due to his possible appeal to independent and swing voters because of his more moderate stances. He serves on both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, CNN added. “He will fight tooth and nail for American families, and hell be a dogged fighter in our campaign against Donald Trump and Mike Pence”, she said.
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Clinton settled on Kaine after vetting a diverse group of candidates that included Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro and Labor Secretary Tom Perez.
On the other hand, Clinton settled on Kaine – over more provocative options such as Massachusetts Sen.
I’ve been asked by any number of persons about the potential selection of my friend and colleague, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine.
Some progressives and former backers of Bernie Sanders’ presidential candidacy started signaling their dissatisfaction with the choice of Sen.
How great would an all-women ticket with Elizabeth Warren have been? He supports a no-fly zone in Syria, something the President has not backed but Clinton does. The announcement ends months of speculation about who Clinton would pick to round out her ticket.
Trump boasted of his TV ratings, his primary victories and other achievements, including winning over his wife, Melania, in a stream-of-consciousness delivery with Pence, standing quietly nearby.
The DNC kicks off Monday in Philadelphia. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Thursday, July 14, 2016. Kaine took a year off from Harvard Law School to serve in Central America. They have three children; their eldest son, Nat, is a Marine.
“@TimKaine is a relentless optimist who believes no problem is unsolvable if you put in the work to solve it”, Clinton wrote. And Virginia’s rapidly growing population is making the state more diverse. Cory Booker, one of two black US senators. As a native son of OH, he would have strengthened Clinton in the Buckeye State, a battleground that will help determine who wins the White House. Trump pledged to restore a sense of public safety, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Clinton’s record of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness”. Long viewed as a likely choice to partner with Clinton, he is a fluent Spanish speaker with a reputation for working with Republicans.
“The old saying is: ‘He’s someone you’d want to have a beer with, ‘ ” Hodges said.
In a fundraising text message to supporters, Trump’s campaign wrote: “The ultimate insiders – Obama, Hillary and Kaine”.
“It will be very ironic if voters go into election day thinking Donald Trump is better on the TPP issues than the Democratic Party”, he said.
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“Ive had the privilege of seeing two presidents and two vice presidents up close”.
