Kaine's campaign stop in Houston fires up Democrats, slams Trump
Source: Houston Chronicle
In the folksy style for which he's known, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine rallied a Houston crowd Friday morning to motivate the party faithful to continue drumming up votes for the ticket topped by presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
During a 30-minute speech at the Communications Workers of America Local 6222 union hall in downtown Houston, he discussed his pride in being the former secretary of state's running mate, what's at stake in the election and how the Democrats can win.
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The state's 38 electoral votes have been won easily by GOP presidential nominees since 1980, but recent polls show the race tighter in Texas than previous years.
A Texas Lyceum survey of 502 likely voters conducted during the first 11 days of this month showed Trump leading Clinton by 7 points - 39 percent to 32 percent - with a 4 percent margin of error. (Those voters also were asked to choose among the Green and Libertarian candidates, and 12 percent picked one of those tickets.)
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It's only a matter of time and we all know that this lady is looking out from on high to cheer the effort -
because this election, "A Woman's Place is in THIS home!" -
