2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTim Kaine reminds me a lot of Joe Biden.
And I think most of us here have a very favorable opinion of Joe.
Low key, amiable, down to earth, has personal beliefs but pragmatically applies them where necessary, not there to overshadow the top of the ticket.
I don't know about you but I'm fine with this partnership.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)DanTex
(20,709 posts)And he's got the "regular guy" thing going on.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)his "getting to know me" speech. I don't find him boring at all.
Paladin
(28,264 posts)JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)My main takeaway: He is so darned likeable!
Definitely passes the "have a beer with" and "have as your next door neighbor" tests.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Totally passes the beer/neighbor tests.
spooky3
(34,458 posts)In many parts of the state like to shake politicians' hands and that sometimes matters more than their agreement with candidates' positions, which may be more progressive than theirs.
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)At his rally with HRC, he mentions that he grew up in Kansas City, went to Rockhurst, worked in his Dad's iron-working business and most importantly? Tim Kaine is Royals fan!
You know, I thought I had heard it mentioned that he was from the KC area several years ago, but last night, after Hillary announced that Kaine was her running mate, nobody mentioned Kansas City at all....
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Go Royals!
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)spooky3
(34,458 posts)Don't view him as similar to Biden--much less likely to say something he'll have to walk back, but less colorful.
I have to admit to still having some bad feelings about Biden's role in the Anita Hill travesty.
PatSeg
(47,501 posts)but he doesn't remind me of Joe Biden. There's only one Joe and he's a BFD.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)ecstatic
(32,711 posts)Very positive energy.
mshasta
(2,108 posts)Mu sincero , fe, familia,
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)I wonder if he was the one from the start
Fla Dem
(23,691 posts)I think he's going to ge a great VP!.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)After a week of listening to the losers and charlatans of the Repub party, to hear a man of principle who understands what it means to care about his fellow man is wonderful.
Loving this ticket!!!!