Photo from source, Raising Kaine
No, this is not about a newly selected VP candidate that likes moose stew. Not exactly. Before Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, there were several other contenders for the role of Vice Presidential candidate. One of those men was Governor Tim Kaine of Virgina, in his first term.
Political consultant (and Greenlee Gazette voodoo doll) Karl Rove thought he'd be a bad choice because of his inexperience. Interesting, don't you think?
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"With all due respect, again, to Governor Kaine, he's been a governor for three years. He's been able, but undistinguished. I don't think people could really name a big, important thing that he's done. He was mayor of the 105th-largest city in America. And, again, with all due respect to Richmond, Virginia, it's smaller than Chula Vista, California, Aurora, Colorado, Mesa or Gilbert, Arizona, North Las Vegas, or Henderson, Nevada. It's not a big town. If he were to pick Governor Kaine, it would be an intensely political choice, where he's said, 'You know what? I'm really not first and foremost concerned with, is this person capable of being president of the United States? What I'm concerned about is, can he bring me the electoral votes of the state of Virginia, the 13 electoral votes in Virginia?'"
Source: Raising Kaine
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