Clinton picks Kaine for veep

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It really doesn't matter who the VP is as far as political beliefs go - no matter who it is, he or she must get behind in the president. The very idea that someone could be planning to vote Hillary until this announcement is absurd.

If Hillary trusts Kaine to be one of her closest advisers, that's good enough for me.

North Caronlina isn't a swing state?

Democrats don't need it to win.

You never know. If Trump finds special appeal in the Rust Belt, Hillary could try to make a play for NC and still win.

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The best thing about Kaine is that he supports TPP.

That's good. Hopefully we can officially establish that Democrat = free trade and Republican = protectionism once and for all.

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(some news articles are pushing the "Kaine is a Pope Francis Catholic" line hard)

'A Pope Francis Catholic'? Yeesh.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/07/22/a-pope-francis-catholic-if-clinton-picks-tim-kaine-will-his-faith-matter/

Love it. I'll start referring to myself as that too when convenient.

At least Kaine goes to mass, unlike Pence and Rubio, who still claim to be Catholic when it helps them but go to evangelical Protestant services instead.