Hillary Clinton Chooses Tim Kaine as Her Running Mate: Rally Speech

(Photo Source: Hillary Clinton Facebook)

After months of speculation, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has chosen her running mate: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine!

She made the announcement via Twitter on Friday, July 22, 2016:

I'm thrilled to announce my running mate, @TimKaine, a man who's devoted his life to fighting for others. -H pic.twitter.com/lTVyfztE5Z

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 23, 2016

Here is the video her campaign released afterwards:


A short time later, Kaine posted his first tweet since accepting Hillary's offer:

Just got off the phone with Hillary. I’m honored to be her running mate. Can’t wait to hit the trail tomorrow in Miami!

— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) July 23, 2016

Hillary followed up this announcement the next day with a joint Clinton/Kaine rally in Florida. Senator Kaine gave a fantastic speech. Down to earth, relatable and inspiring. I can already tell that he and Hillary make an incredible team. You can watch the entire rally, with speeches from both candidates, below:


Kaine also filled out his paperwork to be nominated at the Democratic National Convention:

Hi everyone, @TimKaine here. I'm taking over Hillary's Instagram for the day—my first day on the trail as her running mate! It's the honor of a lifetime to join Secretary Clinton in making the case for an America where everyone, no matter where they come from, how much money they have, what they look like or who they love, has a shot at success. First order of business: filling out the official paperwork to be nominated at the @DemConvention in Philadelphia this week. -TK

A photo posted by Hillary Clinton (@hillaryclinton) on Jul 23, 2016 at 9:52am PDT

We all know Hillary is the most qualified presidential candidate. Just look at her resume--lawyer, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, Senator and Secretary of State--not to mention her numerous accomplishments in each of those positions.

Kaine's resume is also highly impressive: lawyer, City Council member, Mayor, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, Democratic National Committee Chair and Senator. With Kaine as Hillary's running mate, this is the most experienced and qualified ticket I've seen.

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Over the course of his career, Kaine has fought housing discrimination, championed early childhood and higher education, closed gun sales loopholes, defended women's reproductive rights and advocated for LGBT rights. You can read details on these points here.

By choosing Tim Kaine as her running mate, Hillary has shown that she actually cares about governing (instead of just campaigning) and wants an experienced partner working side by side with her in the White House.

That's the kind of President and Vice President we want and need, and that's the administration we're going to get come January 20, 2017.

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