Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: fision

So out of the vast and diverse universe of Democrats, Hillary thought the best of the bunch was a boring, old, presumably straight, Southern, white man. This pick laughs in the face of Hillary’s constituencies, real and aspirational:
Women.
African Americans.
Hispanics.
Bernie’s old lefties.
Bernie’s youthful lefties.
Other anti-Wall Street lefties.
The entire country except the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

What it gains her:
More Wall Street money to waste?
Cash from Terry MacAuliffe for moving Kaine out of his way?
A better chance at Virginia’s electoral votes (without Obama’s coattails, it’s not clear that Kaine can carry his home state.
Someone with experience as a governor in a state where governors have relatively little power, and as mayor of Richmond.
Someone who has done even less than Hillary with a Senate seat, where Kaine has been practically invisible.
Kaine’s foreign policy, military, anti-terrorism, and economic experience=? Er, next question...

I have to assume all other her other choices turned her down or had too much provable baggage.

And why announce this now, taking away the slightest glimmer of interest from their convention?


94 posted on 07/22/2016 6:41:25 PM PDT by Chewbarkah (o)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Chewbarkah

Because the FEMA camps are ready?


165 posted on 07/23/2016 4:20:01 AM PDT by golas1964
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 94 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson