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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 5 things to know about Tim Kaine, Hillary's pick for her VP [View all]liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)7. I'm finally making an effort to learn more about him.
So far, I like that he separates his religious beliefs from politics and tends to do what is right. He may be against gay marriage, but has a record of expanding gay rights. He's also never impinged upon a woman's right to choose, in spite of his beliefs against abortion.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/06/tim-kaine-the-evolution-of-pro-choice-politics.html
On second thought, is he? An article this week in The Hill calls abortion policy Kaine's one big "weakness." Like many observant Catholic Democrats over the years, Kaine's mantra on reproductive rights is that while he's "personally opposed" to abortion, he's largely inclined to keep the law out of women's reproductive decisions. Yes, he's favored parental-notification laws, but has carefully insisted on ensuring young women in danger of parental pressure to carry a pregnancy to term will have a judicial workaround. Yes, he's favored bans on so-called "partial-birth abortions," but only with exceptions where the health of the mother is at risk, which separates him from the entire anti-abortion movement, which uniformly hates health exceptions. He has a 100 percent rating of his votes in the Senate from Planned Parenthood. His policy positions on abortion may not be ideal to reproductive-rights advocates, but they are acceptable, particularly if the top spot on the ticket is occupied by an old friend like Hillary Clinton.
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Good people. I see why Hillary & Pres Obama have kept them in their close circle of loyal friends.
misterhighwasted
Jul 2016
#36
Huge asset with Latinos. A Gringo taken time to learn their language...and he can ROLL them R's!
demosincebirth
Jul 2016
#97
Yes, and I had no idea how brilliant Tim is.. Here's Joe Biden on Hillary's pick..
Cha
Jul 2016
#123
Yes, I saw that last night! This Sen is like HRC~ Full of little & big details that are beautiful!
Her Sister
Jul 2016
#126
They're Not "corporatists" so quit saying that. Hillary and Kaine are for the People.
Cha
Jul 2016
#95
Hispanic Outreach: @HillaryClinton has Spanish-speaking do-gooder who was a missionary in Honduras;
Cha
Jul 2016
#108
It doesn't sound like Joy knows that much about Tim Kaine.. I know I didn't before today..
Cha
Jul 2016
#109
Hey, quickesst! I've been reading so many tweets like this.. we weren't the only ones..
Cha
Jul 2016
#177
He does appear to have strongly supported the TPP and Fracking. Not sure that's a good thing.
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2016
#40
Tim Kaine was fighting housing discrimination as a civil rights lawyer in VA while Trump
Joe the Revelator
Jul 2016
#48
Kaine was the person who showed NRA could be beaten--even in its home state. Has had an F-rating
Cha
Jul 2016
#116
My mother-in-law wants the ticket flipped. "I knew you guys like Tim Kaine but I had NO IDEA...
underpants
Jul 2016
#198
You knew more about him than I did.. all I know about TK is what I'm learning right Now!
Cha
Jul 2016
#59
I'm learning more about him right on this thread.. I knew nothing before now.. the more I
Cha
Jul 2016
#69
Fun fact: Tim Kaine has been considered for every Democratic ticket since Carter in '76.
Her Sister
Jul 2016
#128