Another advantage for the Democratic Party with Kaine’s selection: Virginia’s current governor, Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, would appoint another member of the party to fill Kaine’s seat.
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“He is a thoughtful and committed individual”, Eilerman said.
However, Angie Morelli, a Sanders delegate from Nevada, said Kaine was a terrible pick. “The mood of the country is a populist one”.
Merkley, one of those 13 superdelegates, says Sanders’ vision is being “woven” into Clinton’s platform, so progressives will eventually come around.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has picked Tim Kaine, a seasoned politician and a Senator from the battleground-state of Virginia, to be her vice presidential running mate as she gears up for an epic clash with Republican Donald Trump in the November polls.
Clinton called the speeches at the Republican convention this week “scary”, and in a preview of what could be her 2016 campaign slogan, Clinton told the crowd that “love trumps hate”.
During an appearance last month on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia explained what may be his most important qualification to serve as Hillary Clinton’s running mate: that he is “boring”.
“I strongly support the right of women to make their own health and reproductive decisions and, for that reason, will oppose efforts to weaken or subvert the basic holding of Roe v. Wade”.
Clinton superdelegate Katie Naranjo says that while Kaine may seem like a “conventional choice”, he will balance the ticket well for the general election. Whether serving as mayor of Richmond, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, governor, and now as USA senator, Tim has always shown a commitment to serving others. So a no-drama, low-risk running mate like Kaine is the safest and surest way of avoiding any controversy – or any excitement – at all. Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty also threw her support behind Kaine. “He’s someone who takes responsibility for things”.
Steve Grossman, who’s helped lead Clinton’s campaign in MA and is a former Democratic National Committee chairman himself, said that based on his speech, Kaine would be ready to go if chosen as vice president. Don’t Let Obama have a 3rd Term.
Former Gov. Tim Kaine, smiles as he addresses the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Tech Town Hall in Reston, Va., on June 28, 2012. “If you think Crooked Hillary and Corrupt Kaine are going to change anything in Washington, it’s just the opposite”.
Miller was likely referring to Kaine’s acceptance of more than $160,000 in gifts during his time as governor, benefiting from Virginia’s loose laws related to political gift giving.
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It’s unclear whether the selection of Kaine will appeal to progressives from places like OR, which is expected to favor Bernie Sanders on the Democratic convention floor in Philadelphia next week after the Vermont senator defeated Clinton in Oregon’s May 17 primary. “Drawing a blank. Congrats to a good man and a good friend”, he tweeted.
