Hillary picks Tim Kaine as VP mate

[Auctoritas 2,836]

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/22/487050100/hillary-clinton-picks-tim-kaine-as-her-vice-presidential-running-mate

[channonc 466]

Very pleased with this pick. 

[TexasTiger 13,556]

He'd make a credible president.

[TitanTiger 20,708]

This is the "don't pick anyone who'll do something stupid" pick.

[TitanTiger 20,708]

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In fact, in an interview earlier this month on NBC's Meet the Press, Kaine even admitted, "I am boring."

In this election, that's a plus.

[AURaptor 1,137]

Kaine vs Pence !!

Watching grass grow vs The Drying of PAINT !!

Sunday Sunday Sunday !!!! 

 

This time ...  it's unvarying !!!! 

[homersapien 11,812]

2 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

This is the "don't pick anyone who'll do something stupid" pick.

Sounds like a reasonable standard to me. 

[TitanTiger 20,708]

8 hours ago, homersapien said:

Sounds like a reasonable standard to me. 

It is.  But it's a rather low bar.  

She could have gone after a firebrand; someone that would bring a lot of passion and energy to the ticket like Warren.  She wanted "safe."  No unforced errors.

[Auctoritas 2,836]

Not to mention - two of the top "firebrands" that they looked at (Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown) both are from states with Republican governors - which means that those governors get to pick their replacement until the next election, and they would most likely pick fellow Republicans. That's hardly a smart move if you're trying to flip the Senate to Democrat control.

 

[AUFAN78 4,060]

Strategically, it appears a solid pick. 

[homersapien 11,812]

7 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

It is.  But it's a rather low bar.  

She could have gone after a firebrand; someone that would bring a lot of passion and energy to the ticket like Warren.  She wanted "safe."  No unforced errors.

“Clinton-Kaine: the safe choice” isn’t a bad message in a race with Donald Trump

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/23/12261514/hillary-clinton-tim-kaine

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29 minutes ago, homersapien said:

“Clinton-Kaine: the safe choice” isn’t a bad message in a race with Donald Trump

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/23/12261514/hillary-clinton-tim-kaine

Good article, could also be subtitled, "Clinton-Kaine, not batshitcrazy"....

[TexasTiger 13,556]

8 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

It is.  But it's a rather low bar.  

She could have gone after a firebrand; someone that would bring a lot of passion and energy to the ticket like Warren.  She wanted "safe."  No unforced errors.

She also wanted a governing partner. Kaine has at least some hope of working with his Republican colleagues in the Senate.

[TitanTiger 20,708]

Am I the only one that wishes our choices were Pence vs Kaine at the top of the ticket?

[TexasTiger 13,556]

5 minutes ago, TitanTiger said:

Am I the only one that wishes our choices were Pence vs Kaine at the top of the ticket?

Nope.

 

[quietfan 233]

9 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

It is.  But it's a rather low bar.  

A low bar, perhaps.  But still seems like very few candidates/politicians of recent years make it! 

[quietfan 233]

8 hours ago, Auctoritas said:

Not to mention - two of the top "firebrands" that they looked at (Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown) both are from states with Republican governors - which means that those governors get to pick their replacement until the next election, and they would most likely pick fellow Republicans. That's hardly a smart move if you're trying to flip the Senate to Democrat control.

 

Also, as VP, he'll preside over the Senate, which hopefully will help him in building a moderate coalition on the floor that can actually work.  He already has a track record of being able to work with both sides of the aisle.