“This is a civil rights election”, said Kaine, who was a civil rights attorney early in his political career before rising from Richmond’s mayor to lieutenant governor, governor and USA senator. The Pacific Rim agreement has been promoted by President Barack Obama as a way to increase US influence in Asia and act as a counterweight to China.
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Tim Kaine for vice president at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, but party officials scratched the address over fears of boisterous unrest from supporters of Bernie Sanders.
In a routine where he frequently broke into an impression of Trump, Kaine argued that Trump makes phony promises, won’t offer policy details, and rips off ordinary mom “n” pop small-business owners.
Kaine said small contractors believed Trump when he said he would pay them to build a casino in Atlantic City, but said they got pennies on the dollar because Trump filed for bankruptcy. She said that his vote for “fast-track suggests to me that he’s willing to advance a process that is undemocratic in order to achieve an objective with this”. “They respect you enough to tell you how they will get things done”. “Kaine has demonstrated thoughtful, steady leadership in confronting the threats posed by radical extremism and rogue actors on the worldwide stage”, Price said in the news release. And people are going to be able to see themselves in that office who never could have imagined it before. The question is whether voters will believe him.
University of California, Berkeley political science professor Lisa García Bedolla said Kaine’s use of Spanish calls attention to his ability to connect on key issues that matter to Latinos.
“Folks, you can not believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth”.
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”. She’s ready because of her experience.
“We better elect the candidate who’s proven she can be trusted with the job”, he said.
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Congresswoman and acting convention chair Marcia Fudge motioned to dispense with the roll call vote and nominate Kaine by acclamation, which led to a chorus of “Ayes”. President Barack Obama advised Clinton’s campaign during the selection process that Kaine would be a strong choice.
