The choice reflects well on Clinton's judgement.

I did like Rep. Becerra of California also.

Who cares about his "star quality;" this is politics and our lives are at stake. This isn't some shallow reality show.

But I do wonder why Clinton thought he was a "terrible" VP pick in 2008:

"According to Game Change, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's book about the 2008 election, Clinton dismissed Kaine as a potential No. 2, referring to him as a "terrible" choice. But the Virginia governor made it to Obama's final three...."

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/tim-kaine-vice-president-hillary-clinton-virginia-senate

I'd be interested in knowing why she felt that way in 2008, and what's changed her mind since then.

this is one reason i'm impressed with her picking him now.

and Kaine's endorsement was one of those things which could have made a difference in such a close race. for example while Clinton won the hispanic vote big in the 2008 primary in most states, Virginia was one of the few states where Obama beat her with hispanics and cut into her support among other groups she was mostly winning with.

Kaine's endorsement may played a big role in that. plus he was one of the earlier major endorsements for Obama .

plus she never reached the point where she actually did a VP search as she did this time and seriously consider him.

it speaks well of Clinton and Kaine that she picked him now.

Hope their campaign runs with this story. This will really piss off the Rethugs. And Con Man Don will really out due himself with some of the wall Stupid comment.

I do weep, for joy.

Of course, it might be a little disruptive what with him shouting, "I hear you!" every time the congregation says, "Lord, hear our prayer."

Good one.

I have to say that the more I learn about him, the more I like him. He seems like the real deal. I'm beyond glad to have him on the ticket.

but it is so many of these lesser-known points that really brought me on board with great enthusiasm.

All things considered, he is a stellar selection and only serves to strengthen the ticket!

is "the frozen chozen" as Bill Clinton would say.

Episcopalians, though we have thawed. Our church is highly integrated, too.

As a woman, I really appreciated his appeal to the Pope to allow ordination of women:

Great choice, Hilary.


Looks like both candidates made their VP choices as a clear statement.

I like what her choice of Kaine states.

Even walked in a black church.And yet I'm hearing a lot of progressive saying Kaine was a bad choice because he isn't progressive enough.Like Ari Rabin-Havt

which means it would have been on home page so people see and click. and since it was around convention, vp announcement even more people were coming on this site than usual.