Clinton described Kaine as “a man who’s devoted his life to fighting for others”.
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Two days later, Kaine and his wife, Anne, joined Clinton in NY for lunch, along with Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, daughter Chelsea and Chelsea’s husband.
Kaine, 58, serves on the Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Budget committees, where he has been both an ally and a critic of the White House in the war on the Islamic State.
Monitoring the horrific situation in Munich. The two will make their first appearance together Saturday at a rally in Miami.
The announcement comes ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which begins in Philadelphia on Monday. “H”, the presumptive Democratic nominee tweeted.
Hillary Clinton is set to snatch attention from Republicans by naming her running mate in advance of the Democratic convention, with Virginia Sen.
The American presidential election will be held on November 6th this year. “Virginians will cast their vote based on her record as Secretary of State, objectionable character, and far-left agenda”.
The National Rifle Association, the nation’s biggest gun lobby, was an early proponent of Project Exile as was the gun-control advocacy group Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Tim Kaine as her vice president and running mate for the 2016 election on Friday night, in a text message to her supporters.
This is real-Donald Trump just accepted the @GOP nomination. Even though we disagree on policy and principle, I respect him. According to a Clinton campaign official, the former secretary of State called Kaine this evening to make the official offer.
But the Spanish-speaking former Virginia governor and Richmond mayor fits Clinton’s long-stated criteria that the vice presidential choice be a capable partner who is ready to take over the presidency if necessary.
It does not hurt that Kaine is “affable”, speaks fluent Spanish and can help win over independent and moderate voters still on the fence, Hodges said.
Still, Kaine is not the progressive firebrand Sen. He also has a ideal voting record from leading abortion-rights groups despite considering himself personally antiabortion because of his Catholic faith.
Clinton, who was in Orlando today, visiting the site of the Pulse nightclub attack, made the announcements to followers on Twitter.
“The mood of the country is a populist one”, said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in reacting to the decision. Tim Kaine as my running mate.
Edwards also thinks Kaine brings a lot of benefit to Clinton’s campaign.
It’s unlikely that Clinton and Kaine will snag many Republican voters, Herzik said.
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Hillary Clinton’s pick of Sen. “I’ve had the privilege of seeing two presidents and two vice presidents up close, and I wanted to pick someone who will be able to give me their best advice, look me in the eye, and tell me they disagree with me when they do”. That said, Kaine hits the campaign trail tomorrow and will surely play a vital role at next week’s Democratic Convention.
