The Clintons are savvy political operators. They checked the following “boxes” and Kaine became Hillary’s running mate. To see where Sen. Kaine stands on the issues, visit http://www.kaine.senate.gov/issues.
- White
- Male
- Catholic
- Spanish speaker
- Popular Senator of important electoral state
- Pro Second Amendment favoring “commons sense” gun restrictions
- Pro life but votes pro choice
- Unequivocal supporter of welfare state
- Supports managed trade deals
- Perennially insider—council member, mayor, lieutenant governor, governor and senator
- Pro military intervention as long as Congress is consulted and approves
- Will not upstage Hillary and will be an obedient second banana
“Hillary Clinton chose her running partner Friday evening.”
Source: Hillary Clinton chooses Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate