2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKaine's not my favorite, but he's a "populist-leaning liberal" according to an analysis
of his record by ontheissues.org
So if he's the nominee, I hope people will stop calling him a right-winger. It's not a fair description of the man, who was a very popular Governor in Virginia.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tim_Kaine.htm
Cha
(295,926 posts)Not who I wanted but if Hillary chooses Tim Kaine there's a damn good reason.
Oh they will stop calling him "a rwinger" if he's chosen.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)He is from Virginia and Virginia is a very important state...they like sending native sons to the Washington as VP who may someday be president. Also, a Dem governor will appoint the next Senator in Virginia then we have a special election and we have a good chance of winning that seat. I like Sherrod Brown, but there is no guarantee a Dem will win his seat and Kasich will appoint a Republican.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)He's not my first choice either, but I am very tired of this lie. Pro-choice is one of my big issues, and I'd be very angry if Hillary chose someone who was anti-choice.
Kaine has stated repeatedly that he's anti-abortion personally, but that he believes passionately that the issue should NOT be legislated. He has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood.
Let's put this lie to bed. Telling lies to undermine likely Dem VP candidates only helps Trump.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)He firmly believes in choice -- but that means he an his wife also have a choice.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Faith-based opposition to abortion, parental consent, abstinence education. Yeah, it's all there.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)Thank you for the link. Yes, in the past, he's been less pro-choice than he is now. I believe he is fully on board the Democratic Party's position now. I believe Hillary would not pick him if he weren't.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)He's pro-TPP and NAFTA, and anti-bank regulation fer chrissakes.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)for Hillary, he would be helping with HER agenda, not the other way around.
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