NeverAgainsSock
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« on: September 13, 2019, 04:18:59 PM » |
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I love Kaine and was very excited that he was the Veep nominee. And I second what everyone has said that VPs don't either directly or significantly affect people's votes.
However, as Beet said, he didn't add anything. She was seen as a near 3 decade-long establishment insider, and picking someone also seen as an insider and former head of the "establishment" didn't add a whole lot to what she was pulling.
Additionally, I think the the indirect perception effect was significant not only to what everyone has been saying about increasing her insider view against the perceptions of Bernie and Trump. While I don't think Kaine affected any voter, I think the amplified insider-establishment image may have contributed to some non-voters/third-party folks. If Brown has been the veep and campaigned hard in WI, MI, PA, and OH, as he said he planned to if chosen, I think there may have been a shift not only in perception of the top of the ticket, but also actual vote count.
Summary: Picking Kaine amplified the view of Hillary many already had, and may have shifted votes. Brown would have been better!
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