2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:23 AM Jul 2016

Not that is dispositive but Tim Kaine was President Obama's first choice for VP in 08.

The only reason he didn't choose him in the end was because of his lack of experience at the time.

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Not that is dispositive but Tim Kaine was President Obama's first choice for VP in 08. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 OP

He did not choose him because he wanted to win the election and stage weight was not Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #1

I just don't see what he adds to the effort to get Clinton elected. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #2

He secures VA and speaks idiomatic Spanish. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #3

No way does he secure VA. JudyM Jul 2016 #4

Tim Kaine enjoys a 53-28 favorability rating in VA. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #6

That's from early 2015. A more recent poll had him at 44%, plus this poll from last month JudyM Jul 2016 #7

How many Latinos are going to turn out to vote because of Kaine geek tragedy Jul 2016 #5

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

1. He did not choose him because he wanted to win the election and stage weight was not

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:29 AM

Jul 2016

going to assist in that effort. Kaine signed virulent anti gay legislation as Governor, after promising to veto it when he was running for office. He's the definition of what this Party needs to leave behind.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. I just don't see what he adds to the effort to get Clinton elected.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:39 AM

Jul 2016

He's not going to win over white working class voters who might lean R, he's not going to inspire turnout or donations from the party's base.

He's just kinda there.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)

3. He secures VA and speaks idiomatic Spanish.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:42 AM

Jul 2016

She can deploy him to heavily Hispanic districts to increase the percentage of that vote and turnout.

JudyM

(29,291 posts)

4. No way does he secure VA.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:44 AM

Jul 2016

Few people in VA are excited about him.
The only way I see him helping here would be same as the rest of the country: disaffected Repukes who want to vote vs tRump will have a conservative dem alongside Clinton, which may make them more comfortable.