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global1

(25,238 posts)
Wed May 15, 2019, 06:00 PM May 2019

How Come Tim Kaine Didn't Throw His Hat In The Ring For The Dem....

nomination? I'm kinda surprised. After all he was on the ticket in 2016 as VP. Wouldn't you think he'd be interested given the fact that Hillary and him had won the popular vote?

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How Come Tim Kaine Didn't Throw His Hat In The Ring For The Dem.... (Original Post) global1 May 2019 OP
Sounds like the answer is he's happy without it BeyondGeography May 2019 #1
Because he's too nice & Hillary did the heavy lifting UTUSN May 2019 #2
I'll say it, he was an uninspiring choice in 2016 Arazi May 2019 #3
Yip. UTUSN May 2019 #4
Yes! rownesheck May 2019 #6
Virginia's state wide candidates bench is incredibly weak. rogue emissary May 2019 #5
Maybe he decided he doesn't want to be president StarfishSaver May 2019 #7
Who would want him? Seriously Baclava May 2019 #8

Arazi

(6,829 posts)
3. I'll say it, he was an uninspiring choice in 2016
Wed May 15, 2019, 08:22 PM
May 2019

HRC needed a dynamic, charismatic VP choice. Instead she picked Kaine - who had no original ideas or fire.

I'm so relieved he opted out of running for the 2020 Presidential election. He would have ignited bitter arguments I'm glad we're not re-hashing.

Dont get me wrong, I like him. He's just underwhelming

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
6. Yes!
Wed May 15, 2019, 09:56 PM
May 2019

I remember being sickened when Hillary picked him as VP. I was like "who?". I had never heard of the guy and I follow politics fairly closely, definitely more than the average person. If I had no clue who he was, a vast majority of people definitely hadn't heard of him. I'm sure he's a good guy, but I don't think he's the type for the presidency.

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