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« on: August 30, 2015, 05:22:38 PM »
« edited: August 30, 2015, 05:30:45 PM by bronz4141 »

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine:

-Fluent in Spanish. Can bring more Latinos to the Democratic Party.
-Centrist/Center-left. Can appeal to independent voters, which you need to win elections.
-Safe choice. Kaine will not embarrass the Clinton campaign in Brooklyn.
-Balance. As a white male, Kaine can bring balance to the ticket.
-Brings Virginia to the ticket.
-Potentially brings Missouri into play. (Went to high school in Kansas City, Mo., if the Clinton campaign was wise, they would have him there throughout October.
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bronz4141
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2015, 06:02:46 PM »

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine:

-Fluent in Spanish. Can bring more Latinos to the Democratic Party.
-Centrist/Center-left. Can appeal to independent voters, which you need to win elections.
-Safe choice. Kaine will not embarrass the Clinton campaign in Brooklyn.
-Balance. As a white male, Kaine can bring balance to the ticket.
-Brings Virginia to the ticket.
-Potentially brings Missouri into play. (Went to high school in Kansas City, Mo., if the Clinton campaign was wise, they would have him there throughout October.

When I think "balance," I think "boring center-left white guys."
What's wrong with boring center-left white guys? They're effective and they're ready to govern immediately.
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2015, 08:13:16 PM »

It's not like they'll just have one candidate. There's likely to be a shortlist of some kind. People I see on it.

Mark Warner: Virginia. Very experienced. Better natural politician than Kaine. Successful businessman.

Tim Kaine: Virginia. Still pretty experienced. Demonstrated discipline as Warner's Lieutenant Governor/ DNC Chair. Governor who developed reputation on foreign policy issues.

Cory Booker: Popular African-American Senator with executive experience, and a comfort level in front of cameras.

Julian Castro: They've kinda built a potential Veep with him. Young Hispanic guy with a resume that looks okay.

Xavier Becerra: Latino with experience in congressional leadership, and a comfort in front of cameras as a prominent party surrogate.

Brian Schatz: Young progressive Senator in interracial marriage.

Chris Murphy: Young progressive favorite getting attention as policy leader. The Clintons were concerned he might run for President.

Michael Bennet: On paper, he seems to be the best. Age-appropriate Senator from the crucial swing state of Colorado, with a background in education, always one of the most important issues. Has not developed much of a national profile, though.

Tom Vilsack would be good too.
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2015, 08:34:26 PM »

What about Marilyn Mosby? She seems like the traditional attack dog role that the Clinton campaign needs.
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2015, 12:39:17 PM »

Kaine is some useless "Democrat" who lost 64 House seats on his watch as DNC chair. Next!

I didn't even know this, but useless he sure is. And he's one of the least charismatic politicians I've ever seen as well. The only thing he has for him, like seriously the only thing, is that he's from Virginia. Noone likes him (outside of Atlas that is) and noone cares about him. I have no clue why all of you guys have such an immense fetish for him.
Kaine was a good governor, and he did good things in Virginia. What has Julian Castro done?
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