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Why Virginia Progressives Turned Against Kaine
Open Left - Front Page — ... fulfilled our every early fear and never failed to disappoint progressive Virginia. Not only has Kaine caved to the business right by promoting coal against the opposition of environmentalists and cutting taxes on the superwealthy, but the state is paralyzed by hyper-partisanship.  This is far from Mark Warner's era, when he was able to work with Republicans to pass progressive fiscal policies. Kathy G and Melissa McEwan also have good points on choice, the war, homophobia, etc. Suffice it to say I am as decidedly unthrilled ...

Kaine Spurs Curiosity (And Groans) Among Progressives
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... that a key qualification for Kaine was "his actual record in Virginia, which folks seem to suggest is pretty good, but which I know relatively little about." Others were less kind. Choosing Kaine would "signal that Obama has no intention to govern as a progressive," wrote Chris Bowers on OpenLeft.com. "As such, it would be difficult to muster up enthusiasm to work for the ticket." Mellisa McEwan of Shakesville described herself as "decidedly unthrilled." ...

Its (Probably) Either Biden Or Kaine (W/ Poll)
Open Left - Front Page — ... Kaine, and does so by a good long way. Then again, Virginia Dems have been pushing so improbably hard to score a VP, that they will look awfully foolish if it ends up being Biden. Kaine's positives are that he is from Virginia, worked as an urban housing rights lawyer, speaks Spanish, was an extremely early Obama supporter, and opposed the war from the start. His negatives are that he has governed ineffectively, has not been strong on messaging (even on Iraq), and seems pretty right-wing. Biden's strengths are that he is familiar with the national ...