[KJC1]

Seriously, I have wondered about this, lol.

[rfp1234]

Virginia electoral votes. He is also a former Gov.

Actually, Timmy was already one of the top 3 running mates considered by 0bozo in 2008.

At the time some FReepers were mocking the possible bumper stickers: "Obama-Kaine" (sounds like a drug or pain med) and "Obama-Bayh" (see you later, loser).

[piasa]

I have wondered why Hillary picked such an unknown, weird pick for her running-mate. Just what did she think he would bring to the ticket? The only thing I can think of is that she believed he would deliver the state of Virginia.

The muslim vote and muslim money.

Kaine was tied in with the Islamist MBro leadership of certain notorious mosques. http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/tim-kaines-long-deep-relationship-with-radical-islam

[ReaganGeneration2]

Blackmail

[no-to-illegals]

The fix was in ... it was to be an announcement if hitlery could secure only one vote per every three. Hitlery was/is garbage. Garbage begets garbage. I’m simply grateful Americans are taking the garbage out and have taken some of the garbage out. It’s a great time to be alive!!!

[bmwcyle]

It was his flexing eyebrow.

[N. Theknow]

Using VP to describe Kaine means Veritable Prick.

[ronniesgal]

Tim Kaine speaks Spanish-was a missionary for his church- wifey comes from $$$$$- it was a good pick for us anyways!

[tired&retired]

Simple

Kaine was head of the DNC in 2008

Hillary lost to Obama in 2008

Debbie Wasserman-Shultz was Hillary’s campaign chair in 2008’s presidential bid.

Brokered by Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia and former Bill Clinton Fundraiser (He also provided the $$$ for the Clinton’s to purchase their Chappaqua House) McAuliffe appointed Kaine as Senator for Virginia and promised Hillary’s VP slot in the next election in exchange for his resignation as chair of the DNC.

Kaine resigns as chair of DNC and Debbie Wasserman-Shultz takes the job as head of the DNC to fix the DNC primary in favor of Hillary

Debbie Wasserman-Shultz fixes the Dem primary with “Super Delegates” assuring a Hillary nomination.

Thankfully.... Hillary LOST to TRUMP

[rdcbn]

Tim Kain was head of DNC

He stepped aside to give the job to Debbie Wassserman Schultz who was a Clinton partisan who was totally in the tank for Hillary . Her job was to fix the Primary do Hillary got the nomination no matter what.

She made the DNC a subsidiary of of the Clinton campaign

The VP slot was Kain's reward

[tennmountainman]

Kaine is a Pedo clown.
Clinton needed a Pedo clown for some reason.

[kearnyirish2]

Besides securing Virginia’s electoral votes, he inherited Biden’s role of convincing white men they could safely vote Democrat after decades of marginalization and attacks. This was even more important as white men found Obama easier to support (at least in 2008) than Hillary in 2016.

[JimRed]

Her other potential choices are all smarter than she is. Not acceptable.

[LibertarianLiz]

FWIW, my opinion, at the time, was that she didn't want anyone who could "upstage" her. IOW's, someone with a personality and "like-ability". I remember at the time, that I was thinking that the choices of VP's from each of the candidates spoke volumes.

Trump was confident enough to choose someone who was a competent and popular person. He didn't see him as competition; but, as an asset. I think Clinton saw a VP as someone who would be competition to her, and so, she chose a non-entity. Honestly, I couldn't stand looking at him, just something off about him.

[Robert DeLong]

I wonder if this had anything to do with her picking him. Perhaps Putin told her who she needed to pick. Or perhaps she might have met him & found out the good work he had done for Mother Russia back in the day.