Following a long list of Democratic leaders and liberal activists like Vice President Joe Biden, Kaine, 58, took the stage at the Wells Fargo Center to announce his nod to be the running mate of Hillary Clinton, who officially captured her party’s presidential nomination on Tuesday.
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“They understand who Hillary [Clinton] is and they understand that Donald Trump is a threat to everything they care about”, the Virginia senator said in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America” today. A decade ago, Klein stated publicly that he is against marriage equality when he was running for governor.
Mrs. Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, portrayed her in a speech to the convention as a dynamic force for change as he made a case for her White House bid against Republican Donald J. Trump. Kaine came across as an upbeat suburban dad, earnest and at times a little goofy.
Virginia democrats know Kaine for his even temperament and personal connection with both his colleagues and constituents. Archivist Roger Christman says the Library of Virginia’s online archive of Kaine’s emails is the first of its kind in the nation.
“We all should feel the Bern and we all should not want to get burned by the other guy”, he said to big cheers. Kaine said, dropping his voice to impersonate the GOP nominee. We’re gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it-believe me! “I’m going to have an bad lot of fun with Donald Trump between now and Election Day”. There’s nothing suspicious in my tax returns-believe me!
Kaine’s ability to get things done and endear himself to those who may not agree with him might prove crucial in the 2016 race. That’s because Kaine, who is Hillary Clinton’s pick for the post of US Vice President, became a rage on Twitter today.
“I think a person’s character is a product of a lifetime and if you look at Tim’s lifetime, you see that as a young person he was called to serve and actually went to Honduras”, said O’Malley. You know, we’re together. Tim Kaine, for doing a awful job as governor of New Jersey.
And he offered a series of tough attacks on Trump, offering an impression of the NY millionaire before mocking him as a “slick-talking, empty-promising, self-promoting one-man wrecking crew”.
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“His support of this is deeply troubling to progressives”, said Shyla Nelson, a Sanders delegate from Vermont. Kaine’s partner in the Senate, Mark Warner (D-Va.), sat next to McAuliffe, waving a sign as well.
