Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., as she speaks at a rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2016.
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Senator Tim Kaine has been picked to help promote a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican rival Donald Trump – as she battles it out for the White House. Kaine is also being called a governing pick since he is someone she feels is qualified to assume the presidency on day one. “And he is a progressive who likes to get things done”. “Unfortunately, since Tim Kaine voted to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Republicans now have a new opening to attack Democrats on this economic populist issue”.
“Bernie supporters are outraged”, Trump claimed.
Clinton campaigned for Vilsack in his 1998 comeback victory as Iowa governor and later stood by her through her hard 2008 presidential campaign.
“Delegates are intensely discussing and considering options”, said Norman Solomon, a San Francisco delegate who called Kaine’s selection “unacceptable”.
First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential election Monday with a forceful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton, casting her as the only candidate who can be trusted as a role model for the nation’s children. Kaine is a former governor and missionary from a battleground state who is fluent in Spanish.
A former mayor as well as governor, Kaine is an experienced politician and has been thoroughly vetted. Kaine and Pence both are. “Would I have preferred to see someone like [Senator from Massachusetts] Elizabeth Warren selected by Secretary Clinton?” When it was time to shake hands and say “Peace Be With You” after the recitation of the “Our Father” prayer, Kaine worked his way through the entire church hugging and shaking people’s hands. He joked that far fewer people had showed up for that announcement.
Kaine is now the junior senator from Virginia, having been elected in 2012 after Jim Webb retired.
As governor of the state, Kaine accepted about $160,000 (£122,000) worth of gifts from political supporters, which was legal under the state’s lax gift laws.
There’s little question that the lengthy investigations into the 2012 attack on a USA facility in Benghazi, Libya, and her use of a private email account and server at the State Department have taken a toll her approval ratings.
He’s joining Clinton at a rally in Miami, and here’s what he’s telling the crowd: “For many of you, this is the first time you’ve heard my name”.
Kaine is a veteran Democratic politician who describes himself as “boring”. The campaign also accused Moscow of trying to meddle in the USA election and help Trump, who has said he might not necessarily defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies if they are attacked by Russian Federation.
He has never lost an election.
“He is more conservative that I am”, Sanders responded. “The most important qualification when you are trying to make this really big choice is, ‘Can this person step in to be President?'” In fact, Kaine was born in St. Paul.
According to his biography, Kaine observed poverty up close in Central America and saw what it can do to the human spirit.
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“Tim has always had a good heart”, she said.
