He was governor of Virginia from 2006-2010 and served as the DNC chairman from 2009-2011. He is seen as a safe choice in an anything but traditional election year.
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“I’m glad the waiting game is almost over”, Kaine told the Associated Press on Thursday.
Kaine won over conservative voters when he ran for governor in 1985, a prelude to a gradual shift of the state as a tossup rather than a Republican stronghold. Now, more than six in 10 Americans believe NAFTA has resulted in USA manufacturing jobs to move to Mexico, a partner in the agreement. During his first few years in the Senate, Kaine has focused on foreign policy, seeking to impose limits on the president’s powers to conduct war.
Vilsack has been a fixture in national Democratic Party politics for more than a decade. He easily defeated former Republican governor and Sen.
Additionally, as secretary of state, Clinton supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal negotiated by President Barack Obama. “Senator Kaine was mayor of a diverse city before becoming governor and senator”. John Watkins said, according to the Associated Press.
While Kaine is not a minority, supporters say it’s a plus that he speaks Spanish – a language he learned during a mission trip to Honduras while in law school.
In 2013, Kaine spoke in Spanish for nearly 13 minutes on the floor of the Senate advocating for an immigration overhaul bill crafted by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight”. Kaine was the first member to give an entire speech on the Senate floor in Spanish.
Kaine was born February 26, 1958, in St. Paul, the oldest of three boys.
I think, with Hillary Clinton, people are looking for, you know, will she govern from – with solid progressive values, but try and appeal to the middle of the country?
Albee, who has watched Kaine up close over the years, added, “I wouldn’t mistake a thoughtful and genial disposition for an inability to really forcefully articulate differences”.
In 2014, Kaine met with Virginia veterans at a momentous time in his son’s military career, according to the Culpeper Star Exponent.
Instead of wealth or prestige, supporters and colleagues said the former missionary is a man motivated by deep convictions and his Roman Catholic faith. Most recently, he has also served on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Budget.
“This is real – Donald Trump just accepted the @GOP nomination”, the campaign tweeted, urging supporters to retweet the message if they agreed “we can’t let him become president”.
“I never thought I’d say these words, but Ted Cruz was right”, Clinton said. “We’re pleased that since then, his votes and public statements have been consistently in favor of trusting women to make our own decisions”.
In a campaign where Republican nominee Donald Trump and his party have made immigration and national security key issues, Democrats now have a ticket with two heavyweights, Kaine, and Clinton, the former secretary of state.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Kaine joked that his harmonica is actually a safety net.
So, what are your sources and what do your instincts tell you?
“It may take Virginia out of play in terms of the Republicans and how they view it, but he helps in a lot of other rural states and in coal states”, said House.
He also told the Post that he’s not very good.
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It seems as if there is no denying that Kaine has strong moral background and is rooted in his religious beliefs and his belief to make a change. The Virginian senator hails from Saint Paul, Minnesota, but has been in Virginia since 1984. And his Twitter page also professes him to be a “harmonica enthusiast”.
