fivethirtyeight.com - 7/29/2008
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With the Tim Kaine buzz having reached a fever pitch today , it might be worth sharing a couple of additional thoughts on the Virgina Governor. Chris Cillizza's arguments for and against Kaine are a must-read, and lay out most of the checkmark arguments on his candidacy. Works well with Obama? Check. Speaks fluent Spanish? Check. But inexperienced on the national stage? Also a check. Not a ...
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Daily Kos —
... Poblano takes a look at what Tim Kaine would and wouldn't bring to an Obama ticket. Without having any inside info beyond what anyone can read in the press, I would guess that the top two possibilities right now are Kaine and Sebelius. ...
Kaine Spurs Curiosity (And Groans) Among Progressives
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... And yet, courage under crisis and the ability to appeal to divergent communities may not be enough for Kaine to placate progressive concerns. And political observers are skeptical that Kaine would drastically expand Obama's Virginia reach. While the governor currently has an approval rating of 57% according to an April 2008 Survey USA poll, his candidacy did not play particularly well in Appalachia. ...
Veepstakes (D) Cattle Show
Daily Kos —
... Similarly, I think he's unlikely to pick Tim Kaine, whose lieutenant governor is an arch-conservative Republican. It's taken the Democratic party 40 years to get to the point where it's a majority party in Virginia -- I just can't see willingly handing over the governor's mansion to a Republican, even if it is for only one year. And for what? Kaine's not necessarily that helpful in Virginia, as Silver pointed out yesterday. I mean, Tim Kaine's a great guy and everything, but does any marginal improvement that he adds to Obama's campaign ...
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