Kaine not liberal enough? Just ask Virginians.

[DonViejo]

By John Wagner July 24 at 6:57 PM

For those who know Sen. Timothy M. Kaine well in his home state of Virginia, there is rich irony to the blowback from liberal advocacy groups upset that Hillary Clinton did not pick someone more progressive to be her Democratic running mate.

“Throughout his time in politics here, there has always been this question about whether Tim Kaine was too liberal for Virginia,” said Bob Holsworth, a longtime political analyst. “No one has ever suggested this was a moderate who couldn’t be counted on to support liberal values.”

Before entering politics, Kaine worked as a civil rights lawyer, focusing on housing discrimination affecting African American families and representing inmates on death row. He began his political career in 1994 by winning a seat on Richmond’s City Council, whose majority-black members selected him as mayor four years later.

In the two decades that followed, Kaine rose through the political ranks to serve as Virginia’s lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. senator.

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[Cha]

1. “No one has ever suggested this was a moderate who couldn’t be counted on to support liberal values

some get so ill informed.

Mahalo, Don~

[apnu]

2. Kaine is a fine liberal, its progressives who are kicking up a fuss. (nt)

[DemonGoddess]

4. Which is ironic

since "progressive" is the label that was chosen after LIBERAL became a dirty word.

[JRLeft]

7. Progressives push trade and deregulation? That shit is news to me.

[Hissyspit]

3. The standard is what racist right-wing White Virginians think of him?

Not a dig at Kaine, but that's a really low bar.

[TeacherB87]

5. You're making a gross overgeneralization here.

Most Virginians are not Right Wing or racist. Those words mean nothing if you throw them around this way. I am a Virginian, born and raised, and there are plenty of progressives in Virginia. Your presumptive and dismissive attitude toward a whole swath of people is offensive and illogical.

[writes3000]

6. You are much more polite than Is deserved. What a horrible insult to a whole state of people.

[TeacherB87]

8. You get more in life with sugar than vinegar, I find.

Notice the poster still hasn't responded? Maybe I made them feel guilty and they won't post anything outrageous like that again. One can only hope...