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Tim Kaine backing Hillary Clinton for 2016
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/tim-kaine-hillary-clinton-2016-106300.htmlVirginia Sen. Tim Kaine, one of the first leading Democrats to back Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential race, on Saturday will urge the latter to run for the White House again, saying she is the right person to “lead this country in a very complicated world.”
The endorsement, to be made at a Ready for Hillary-related event in the key early primary state of South Carolina, comes as Clinton is still weighing whether to run for president a second time in 2016. But Kaine is a significant figure among Democrats, and his early backing of Clinton helps solidify her status as the overwhelming frontrunner for the party’s nomination.
Kaine also is to serve up a rallying cry to Democrats by noting that electing a woman remains a challenge — walking the fine line between underscoring the former secretary of state’s inevitability through his endorsement and reminding her supporters they still need to work hard.
Kaine is a popular Democrat and a former governor of Virginia, a crucial swing state, and his endorsement is an additional talisman to keep potential Clinton challengers at bay. Some Democratic donors had hoped Kaine could be a potential dark horse candidate for president. His decision to back Clinton now, given his ties to Obama, symbolizes the hopes of Democratic donors and Clinton backers for an easy Obama-to-Clinton torch-passing, instead of a bruising primary fight like in 2008. Kaine also has been mentioned as a potential running mate for the eventual 2016 nominee.
The endorsement, to be made at a Ready for Hillary-related event in the key early primary state of South Carolina, comes as Clinton is still weighing whether to run for president a second time in 2016. But Kaine is a significant figure among Democrats, and his early backing of Clinton helps solidify her status as the overwhelming frontrunner for the party’s nomination.
Kaine also is to serve up a rallying cry to Democrats by noting that electing a woman remains a challenge — walking the fine line between underscoring the former secretary of state’s inevitability through his endorsement and reminding her supporters they still need to work hard.
Kaine is a popular Democrat and a former governor of Virginia, a crucial swing state, and his endorsement is an additional talisman to keep potential Clinton challengers at bay. Some Democratic donors had hoped Kaine could be a potential dark horse candidate for president. His decision to back Clinton now, given his ties to Obama, symbolizes the hopes of Democratic donors and Clinton backers for an easy Obama-to-Clinton torch-passing, instead of a bruising primary fight like in 2008. Kaine also has been mentioned as a potential running mate for the eventual 2016 nominee.
Not much of a surprise, really, but an odd time for it.
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