I like Tim Kaine

[bmstee01]

I'm not really down with the idea that VP should have been someone else. I love Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, but... I think VP sometimes have to restrain themselves according to the Presidents agenda. As a patriot I want Bernie and Elizabeth free to speak up and speak out and able to hold Hillary Clinton accountable, bc as democrats we don't blindly fall in line behind our Presidents. We are sane rational people, mostly, and we care about the issues more than the person occupying the White House.
I love Hillary, but being President is a multi faceted job and it's easy to get pulled in a direction and lose sight of some other priorities. I think Bernie and Elizabth can keep the focus on income inequality and strengthening the middle class.
Tim Kaine wasn't the calm voice in the room and maybe didn't win the theatre of the debate for those that watched. BUT Ive been watching the playbacks on the news and it show Kaine prosecuting Pence and him dodging. I wish Kaine had taken a few opportunities to hit Oence on his record as Governor. It's terrible and it was uncertain whether or not he would win re election in Indiana.

[blue cat]

1. I love Tim Kaine!

Just had an argument with my R dad. Tim did good making pence deny the truth!

[BlueCaliDem]

2. I LOVE Tim Kaine - Yes, we Kaine! He did an excellent job forcing Pence into the ropes

and keeping him there, which is the VP candidate's job. He had command of the facts and even quoted Ronnie Raygun verbatim. This is a man who knows his facts and isn't afraid to use them.

He came across a little nervous at the start - his first time on a huge stage - but he clearly didn't want Pence to get the upperhand in the debate - and succeeded.

Pence came across as defensive, a liar, and not much different than his running mate.

As for hitting Pence's record as governor of Indiana...well, it's Indiana, one of the reddest States of the Union (for some strange reason) and any grievances committed by a Republican governor is taken, by them, with a IOKIYAR attitude.

[Exilednight]

3. I'm not a Kaine fan, but I do understand why Hillary picked him.

He's low key and not going to do anything she doesn't want him to do. He will have a much smaller role compared to Biden.

[ismnotwasm]

4. When Kaine defended a woman's right to choose

He won the whole thing for me. As far as "interruptions" what are you supposed to do when debating a liar--let them steamroll you?

[underpants]

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[Wounded Bear]

6. I always preferred that Bernie and Liz stay in the Senate...

if we can flip it, they will be powerful Progressive voices working for us.

Tim Kaine was and is great.

[katmondoo]

7. I love Tim Kaine also

Saw him in Daytona Beach, FL and was very impressed. What came through was a man of integrity and honesty

[alarimer]

8. Anyone that lists the Replacements as a favorite band in okay in my book.

This was illuminating. Plus the following dig at Pence is priceless.

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a49252/tim-kaine-loves-the-replacements-let-it-be/

Contrast all of this with Mike Pence, whose Facebook page lists his favorite music as: "Contemporary Christian, Country, Classical, and anything by Earth Wind and Fire," the last of which he probably only likes because their name reminds him of the apocalypse. Mike Pence is a guy who has had a Jimmy Buffett greatest hits compilation in the CD player of his Ford F-150 for 11 years and always skips past "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw." Mike Pence really looks forward to doing the "ba-ba-baaaa" part in "Sweet Caroline." Mike Pence and his taste in music are wrong for America.

[uponit7771]

9. +1, Pence lying is way more damaging than theater IMHO... the M$M is so cynical

[Wounded Bear]

10. Yeah, their jobs plan is working...

keeping fact checkers busy 24/7.