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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDoes this eliminate Tim from VP consideration?
Kaine accepted clothes, vacation as gifts
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tim-kaine-virginia-veep-mcdonnell-clinton-224888
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Does this eliminate Tim from VP consideration? (Original Post)
floriduck
Jun 2016
OP
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)1. He disclosed it and it appears that there was no law against it in VA
I don't know if it disqualifies him or not. Depends on what Hillary thinks and whether the gifts were quid pro quo.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)2. Let's hope
meh
Vinca
(53,546 posts)3. He's as exciting as leftover hash. That should eliminate him.
Old Codger
(4,205 posts)4. Nope
That is normal political behavior, doncha know, bribes are the every day event
oswaldactedalone
(3,602 posts)5. So she won't choose Kaine
and shouldn't choose Castro or Warren. Who's left?
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)6. He'll fit right in
Nobody seems to care about principles this time around.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)7. I don't think he is going to be the choice anyway
I think it will be Elizabeth Warren.
