"How I Won" : Tim Kaine Explains How He Became Governor of Virginia

RealClearPolitics.com ^ | 02/10/2006 | Tim Kaine

[dfwgator]

But what does his eyebrow think about it?

[KC_Conspirator]

"I lied".

[oldbill]

He didn't mention the large number of illegal aliens in Northern Virginia who, thanks to the motor-voter law and lax verification, voted illegally but numerously under the direction of LULAC and La Raza.

[vollmond]

He won because the Republican loser ran a terrible campaign. It was the Republican's race to lose, and he lost it.

[RKBA Democrat]

I can summarize why he won in one sentence: The Republican candidate ran an incredibly bad campaign.

[.cnI redruM]

1) He followed a popular governor of his own party.
2) He ran against an incompetent fool.
3) He shut up and let the VA GOP successfully fratricide it's lead candidate. (Thank you Russ Potts)
4) He stayed out of the down ticket races where his party ran the feminist and the feeb.

[petro45acp]

Politics abso-!@*&'ing-lutly suck!!!!!!!

[OpusatFR]

He ran a better campaign plain and simple.

[skaterboy]

U won because the other guy was an idiot...case closed

[iceskater]

Richmond ping.

Tim Kaine will break his arm patting himself on the back.

[newnhdad]

It was the power of "the people's eyebrow".

[P8riot]

He won because the Republican loser ran a terrible campaign. It was the Republican's race to lose, and he lost it.

AMEN to that. The last two Republican candidates have been abyssmal. I hope Bolling is better in '09, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[CaptRon]

It was his stirring speaking style.

[Gone GF]

"He didn't mention the large number of illegal aliens in Northern Virginia who, thanks to the motor-voter law and lax verification, voted illegally but numerously under the direction of LULAC and La Raza."

Evidence?

[R. Scott]

I attribute my victory to three factors: the exceptional popularity of Gov. Mark Warner, my predecessor and partner over the past four years; my campaign's understanding of Virginia's changing demographics; and my ability to speak directly to voters and offer them a positive vision for our future.

What a crock.

His opponent's horrific attack ads helped a lot, and Virginia often votes for a Governor from the party opposite of that which controls the legislature.

[goldstategop]

VA's RINOs hiked taxes and became big spenders. Tim Kaine took advantage of the GOP's loss of identity. Its hard to be credible when you've done the things you say you're against. If it could happen in the Dominion State, it can happen anywhere. And Kaine ran a campaign where he had ideas. That beats no ideas any time. If the national Democrats would only pay attention this might be their year. The Republicans shouldn't be complacent in thinking that if they become better Democrats, they'll be saved from a fall. Just ask Kaine.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Theodore R.]

I don't have to read Kaine's comments. He won because of the ineptitude of the VA Republican gubernatorial candidate.

[oldbill]

Stop by any DMV office and see how many document checks are made to applicants, even those who have to have an interpreter. Fake SS cards are available wholesale anywhere in the area. Ask the 9-11 guys who got documents in Northern Virginia.
Then come out election day and ask for proof (an actual requirement). Oh - you can't. The politically correct election judges will have you hustled out.

[vharlow]

Kilgore didn't even advertise on Univision or Telemundo. Kaine did, and speaking in spanish himself. I mentioned before the election that Kilgore was making a dreadful mistake with that one failure alone. Like it or not, latinos are here, legal or not, and they are voting like crazy. You cannot ignore them and win an election. Kaine played up to them, spoke to them in their own language, and won. The evidence is there for anyone to see.

I am hooked on spanish language telenovelas, and I watch those channels all the time. Sometimes, there would be three Kaine ads per night!