Kaine Falls Short of VP, But “Excited” Obama Picked Biden
EmailABC News’ Jennifer Duck Reports: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, who was on the shortlist for the Democratic vice presidential nomination, said he is "excited" for Sen. Barack Obama’s new running mate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.
Kaine was widely seen as one of Obama’s best options to double down on his campaign’s "change" theme. Kaine attempted to validate Biden as part of that message in a written statement issued Saturday morning.
"While families across America are looking for results and solutions-oriented leaders, Senator John McCain offers more of the same failed policies of the last eight years,” the statement said.
“The Obama-Biden ticket offers Americans a clear choice and a real opportunity for change.”
Kaine praised Biden as "a tremendous leader and a great complement to Senator Obama and his candidacy."
He also highlighted Biden’s foreign policy experience saying, "The Obama-Biden ticket provides the United States with a new and meaningful dialogue with world leaders and will improve America’s standing with our allies and the global community."
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Please keep in mind that Senator Obama has to trust his running mate. Also, he needed someone with foreign policy experience and with name recognition. He needed someone who appeals to the working class. He needed someone who could respectfully disgree with him and work toward a solution. Senator Biden meets those credentials.
Senator Clinton served as First Lady for eight years. Are you included 8 years as first lady as her political experience. Also, the Clinton’s would bring negativity and scandal to the ticket. Senator Clinton said and did things during the primary that gave McCain ammunition. Please follow politics, think and observe. Be objective not subjective.
Posted by: Darlene | August 23, 2008, 9:38 am 9:38 am
Yes you are one of the very few.
Now will Obama insist that Biden drop out of his Senate race?
Posted by: geevill | August 23, 2008, 9:40 am 9:40 am
Such a great pick Obama had to wasit until 3 a.m. to announce it.
Think! What a glorious day for Clinton voters and McCain supporters.
Posted by: geevill | August 23, 2008, 9:45 am 9:45 am
I extremely glad Obama chose Biden.
I can’t wait for the debates. Especially the VP debate. Biden will wipe Romney clean.
Posted by: Vanessa | August 23, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
God bless America with Obama/Biden leading..The best combination also for the good of this world.
Posted by: pana | August 23, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Rolland, what change will Obama bring to this country? He does already against his principle by picking a running mate who has been in Washington for 36 years.
Posted by: stock_craft | August 23, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am
A true Democratic wouldn’t leave his party because his/her candidate of choice for VP or President isn’t chosen. If you stand for something and have ideas and principles, great. Most people who take politics seriously understand how politics affects our everyday lives (social, economic, foreign relations, our institutions, to name a few)
Voting is a right and a privilege. Understand what you are voting for. Study the issues.
Posted by: Darlene | August 23, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am
Darlene: “A true Democratic wouldn’t leave his party because his/her candidate of choice for VP or President isn’t chosen. If you stand for something and have ideas and principles, great. Most people who take politics seriously understand how politics affects our everyday lives (social, economic, foreign relations, our institutions, to name a few)
Voting is a right and a privilege. Understand what you are voting for. Study the issues.”
I agreed. I’m not leaving the party but I will support a good candidate rather than a party incase the party is heading the wrong track. I wish Dem will have a good cleanup after Obama lost in November.
Posted by: stock_craft | August 23, 2008, 10:07 am 10:07 am
Obama picked a mentor as his VP, a potential Prime Minister like Cheney is to Bush. A solid pick and good adviser but he has not pulled votes on the national stage. I do not think he really helps Obama to win the election. He accentuates Obama’s liberal credentials and ties to the northeast Kennedy clique. It’s not an “out-of-the-box” pick.
Posted by: hopesprings52 | August 23, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am
Obama made the announcement at 3AM – he wanted to prove he could handle a 3AM call. He just got it backwards on which way the call was supposed to be – incoming not outgoing.
Posted by: Gracie | August 23, 2008, 10:28 am 10:28 am
and yes if you don’t think Caroline Kennedy is going to be running for Senator of MA or NY…
you should learn it…
Posted by: dl | August 23, 2008, 10:31 am 10:31 am
Ahhhhhhhh the dream team, reminds of the Carter/ Mondale ticket of 76
Posted by: ray sternberg | August 23, 2008, 10:34 am 10:34 am
Gracie “Obama made the announcement at 3AM – he wanted to prove he could handle a 3AM call. He just got it backwards on which way the call was supposed to be – incoming not outgoing”
Everyone in the world with a TV or computer already know who he is going to pick last night. What a joke? Only the stupid person like my lead at work give him the cell number.
Posted by: stock_craft | August 23, 2008, 10:36 am 10:36 am
aw tim, what’s wrong, you don’t like the age of text messages. Get used to it. This is how people communicate now except for old geezers like McGoo who have no idea how to even use the computer.
Posted by: oo | August 23, 2008, 10:48 am 10:48 am
He might get a big check from Cell Companies. Good ad.
Posted by: stock_craft | August 23, 2008, 11:02 am 11:02 am
The suspense was hard to take!
OK, so now HALF of the guessing game is over. As soon as McCain makes his choice public, we can look forward to two more months of those wonderful attack ads (from both sides).
Posted by: Rhys | August 23, 2008, 11:06 am 11:06 am
McCain’s trying to cover his base on abortion before picking Romney- Governor Flip and Senator Flop versus Obama and Biden.
Posted by: Drew | August 23, 2008, 11:17 am 11:17 am
LEt me make this clear I am 100% HIllary support and Democrat but I am voting for McCain. This is the final straw, Biden is the same old washington politics and Obama is nonsensical and never says anything but hope and change much like Bubba could only talk about Shrimp. the DNC is LAME they had this election without much effort might still but for me why waste my time when McCain is actually respectable and says something besides two words.
Posted by: ALS for Hill | August 23, 2008, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
Assignment for a good investigative reporter. Find out how many of these Clintonites for McCain there really are out there. I suspect it’s a tiny number — as small as the Nader fringe. Many people who post on sites like this are, I am sure, Republicans posing as disappointed Clinton supporters. How do I know this? If Clinton had anything like the continuing support that it appears she has from looking at comment sections on blogs, she’d have raised more than a paltry 1 million in July and only tens of thousands on the day that her supposed diehards were going to put together a “money bomb.” The so-called “PUMA” movement may be one of the best political hoaxes ever unleashed. A reporter could get a prize for showing how thin the movement is and how much of it is a mirage created by Republican operatives.
Posted by: RaymondA | August 23, 2008, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm
Why would anyone be upset that it’s Biden and not Hillary. He has her beat with foreign policy experience. So why would she be better than him.
Posted by: erin | August 23, 2008, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm
Why would anyone be upset that it’s Biden and not Hillary. He has her beat with foreign policy experience. So why would she be better than him. Erin
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Maybe because she got 18 million votes?
Duh………
Posted by: csh | August 23, 2008, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Biden got 0 popular votes and 0 delegates. He barely scraped together 1% in the Ioaw caucus then quit. Don’t try to claim how great this guy is -we are naive young Obama supporters.
Posted by: geevill | August 23, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
As a Clinton voter I am overjoyed she is not part of that electoral train wreck. I bet they are other candidates who withdrew their name to avoid being part of this lndslide loss.
Posted by: geevill | August 23, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
I get the feeling Hillary supporters are striving to emulate Ron Paul and Bob Barr supporters. Bizarre.
If you think the American people were going to vote Bush, Clinton, Bush, then Clinton again… I’m afraid you’re out of touch.
Lawllerskates.
Posted by: G. Snow | August 23, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
voted Clinton in the primary.
will vote McCain in the general.
What does Barr and Paul have to do with anything?
Posted by: geevill | August 23, 2008, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
So what you’re saying is that because Hillary got 18 million votes she should automatically became the VP. Sorry it doesn’t work like that.
Posted by: erin | August 23, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
Two dummies on the same ticket – Fantastic!
Posted by: Norman | August 23, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
Obama/Biden is a true dream ticket!
Posted by: tom | August 24, 2008, 2:25 am 2:25 am
For those of you who are whining about Hillary not getting the node, why don’t you help her retire the campaign debt? That is a more productive use of your energy. I am an Obama supporter and am going to see how she and Bill conduct themselves at the convention. If they do their job, as they should, I will be pitching in to help with retiring her debt.
Posted by: tom | August 24, 2008, 2:33 am 2:33 am
Hey Tom “If they [Clintons] do their job, as they should” then Nobama is going to loose. Nobama treated the Clintons like crap so he will get what he deserves. This my friends will be good for the USA.
Posted by: Norman | August 24, 2008, 9:58 am 9:58 am