“He has the respect of people from all political parties and more importantly, all walks of life”.
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As Tennessee Democrats immediately praised Hillary Clinton’s selection of U.S. Sen.
The Democratic ticket for president is set as Hillary Clinton selects Virginia Senator Tim Kaine to be her running mate.
The former first lady’s choice of a running mate would provide a signal about her plan of battle against Trump and help give her campaign momentum as the fight for the White House enters a key stage. NBC News said she would make the announcement on Friday. Aaron Ford said he was hoping she would choose Kaine, who he characterized as one of the most qualified vice presidential candidates in history. Clinton haws chosen Sen. Tim Kaine the leading contender. “It’s a battleground state, and he’s a very popular senator there”, Rutherford said. Elizabeth Warren of MA, in an effort to unite the party following a divisive primary.
The former secretary of state will be formally nominated as the party’s presidential candidate for the November 8 election at next week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia. His character makes it all the more surprising that he would sign up to defend Hillary Clinton for the next three and a half months. Morelli said she saw Clinton’s picking of Kaine as “catering to conservative voters” rather than progressives that backed Sanders.
“I had a dream about it, and I told him when I was serving with him”, recalls Delegate Delores McQuinn. “He’s never lost an election”. He has been elected as Mayor of Richmond, Lieutenant Governor and Governor in addition to his current gig as Senator.
Martin goes on to laud Kaine as a “dedicated public servant”.
She is the daughter of former Virginia Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr. and serves as Virginia’s secretary of education.
The Massachusetts Democrat says “I think if it were me, I would know it by now”.
Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, who led the search, offered her advice. “It needs to be someone who whenever they walk into a room you are glad to see them and want to have them as part of any conversation”, the campaign official quoted Podesta telling her.
Clinton and Kaine, meanwhile, will appear at Florida International University in Miami.
“Tim Kaine is a relentless optimist who believes no problem is unsolvable if you put in the work to solve it”, she said.
A liberal group ripped into Kaine moments after his name was announced. Sherrod Brown. Both were reportedly on Clinton’s short list, but their home-state GOP governors would have appointed a Republican to replace them if Clinton wins, further tipping a Senate chamber Democrats are trying to flip. She said Kaine has the experience and track record needed for a vice presidential candidate, and is an excellent choice for a running mate.
Top Republicans were quick to criticize Clinton’s choice.
Kaine, 58, had always been a favorite for Clinton’s ticket. Kaine got his start in politics on the Richmond City Council and later became the mayor of the Virginia capital.
“Tim is a good guy and a friend of the Indian American community”, Suresh Shenoy, executive vice president at the Reston, VA, -based Alyx Technologies.
That grounded approach has helped explain Kaine’s appeal in swing-state Virginia, where he served as governor from 2006 to 2010 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012.
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Then Governor McAuliffe, a democrat and longtime friend of Clinton would need to pick an interim successor.
