Clinton ready to roll out veep pick
The presumptive Democratic nominee will reveal her choice later Friday. Odds are on Kaine.
Hillary Clinton’s veepstakes are nearing an end.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is expected to announce her long-anticipated running mate with a text message to supporters as early as Friday afternoon.
Media reports have pointed to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as the front-runner, with speculation further fueled Friday morning with a tweet coming from Clinton’s grass-roots organizing team in the battleground state Kaine represents.
“.@HillaryClinton will announce her running mate soon!” the Hillary for Virginia account tweeted, providing guidance to “be the first to know who she picks” with a code and number to send the text to.
Clinton’s campaign, however, has maintained that the former secretary of state hasn’t finalized her decision yet. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has emerged in recent days as another serious contender, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker reportedly rounds out the top tier of Clinton’s short list.
Kaine, who was at a Boston fundraiser Friday afternoon, said he will attend another one in Rhode Island later Friday but declined to engage when asked whether he had spoken to Clinton.
“No news to report,” Kaine told CNN, smiling toward the camera as he walked off after signing baseballs inside an airport.
Progressive darling Elizabeth Warren all but crossed herself off the list on Thursday, though, dashing hopes of a historic two-woman ticket.
“Stephen, I think if it were me, I would know it by now,” the Massachusetts senator told “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert. “So probably not. But look, she’s got lots of good choices and I’m excited about seeing who she’s going to pick.”
Vilsack cited the Hatch Act on Thursday when asked about the VP speculation, telling reporters who were covering a town hall meeting on opioid abuse that “it basically prohibits me from answering that question.”
Booker, a rising star in the Democratic Party, appeared on Clinton’s Snapchat account on Thursday, as well as in a news conference with Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, to condemn Trump’s rhetoric.
In an interview later with CNN's Jake Tapper, the New Jersey senator said he didn’t know who Clinton’s running mate would be, but “the great thing about it is she has tremendous choices. They’re really quality people within our party.”
Booker was one of several contenders to meet with Clinton at her home win Washington, D.C., POLITICO first reported.
Conventional wisdom suggests Kaine, a Spanish-speaking lawmaker with executive and leadership experience as a former Richmond mayor, lieutenant governor, governor and DNC chair, will emerge as the vice presidential nominee. He was an early endorser of Barack Obama in 2008 and was a top contender on Obama’s shortlist.
Similarly, Kaine was “Ready for Hillary” even before the now-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had launched her campaign, having endorsed Clinton nearly a year before she entered the race last April. Another point in his favor: Because Virginia's governor, Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe, is a Democrat -- unlike in Warren's Massachusetts or Ohio, home of Sen. Sherrod Brown -- the party wouldn't lose a Senate seat to Republicans.
Kaine, for his part, told reporters Thursday, “I’m glad the waiting game is near over.”
“In 2008, it was just so new, it was like: What is this? Having been through this once before, I kind of know what the rhythm of it is,” he added. “There’s a day when there will be an answer.”
And that day could be Friday. Clinton is scheduled to participate in a roundtable in Orlando on Friday and will hold a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa later that afternoon. But she’s expected to roll out her new running mate on Saturday at a rally at Florida International University in Miami. The university has a 60 percent Hispanic population.
Obama administration officials Julian Castro, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, and Tom Perez, the Labor secretary, would be the first Hispanic vice presidential candidate of a major party. But reports suggest the two lack the experience Clinton seeks in a No. 2.
The White House extolled Clinton’s choices from Obama’s Cabinet this week. And, in perhaps another telling sign, praised Kaine unprompted.
“You didn’t ask me about Senator Kaine," press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday to radio host Bill Press, who responded that the Virginia senator is not a member of the administration.
“That is true, but he is somebody who is the subject of some rather intense public speculation about serving,” Earnest said, adding, “Senator Kaine is somebody that the president deeply respects, and, I think, it’s been publicly reported was even considered himself as a running mate back in 2008.”
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I hope this gets posted before the text comes--otherwise it'll be the biggest anticlimax ever, lolol!
Hillary Clinton’s veepstakes are nearing an end.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is expected to announce her long-anticipated running mate with a text message to supporters as early as Friday afternoon.
Media reports have pointed to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as the front-runner, with speculation further fueled Friday morning with a tweet coming from Clinton’s grass-roots organizing team in the battleground state Kaine represents.
“.@HillaryClinton will announce her running mate soon!” the Hillary for Virginia account tweeted, providing guidance to “be the first to know who she picks” with a code and number to send the text to.
Clinton’s campaign, however, has maintained that the former secretary of state hasn’t finalized her decision yet. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has emerged in recent days as another serious contender, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker reportedly rounds out the top tier of Clinton’s short list.
Kaine, who was at a Boston fundraiser Friday afternoon, said he will attend another one in Rhode Island later Friday but declined to engage when asked whether he had spoken to Clinton.
“No news to report,” Kaine told CNN, smiling toward the camera as he walked off after signing baseballs inside an airport.
Progressive darling Elizabeth Warren all but crossed herself off the list on Thursday, though, dashing hopes of a historic two-woman ticket.
“Stephen, I think if it were me, I would know it by now,” the Massachusetts senator told “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert. “So probably not. But look, she’s got lots of good choices and I’m excited about seeing who she’s going to pick.”
Vilsack cited the Hatch Act on Thursday when asked about the VP speculation, telling reporters who were covering a town hall meeting on opioid abuse that “it basically prohibits me from answering that question.”
Booker, a rising star in the Democratic Party, appeared on Clinton’s Snapchat account on Thursday, as well as in a news conference with Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, to condemn Trump’s rhetoric.
In an interview later with CNN's Jake Tapper, the New Jersey senator said he didn’t know who Clinton’s running mate would be, but “the great thing about it is she has tremendous choices. They’re really quality people within our party.”
Booker was one of several contenders to meet with Clinton at her home win Washington, D.C., POLITICO first reported.
Conventional wisdom suggests Kaine, a Spanish-speaking lawmaker with executive and leadership experience as a former Richmond mayor, lieutenant governor, governor and DNC chair, will emerge as the vice presidential nominee. He was an early endorser of Barack Obama in 2008 and was a top contender on Obama’s shortlist.
Similarly, Kaine was “Ready for Hillary” even before the now-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had launched her campaign, having endorsed Clinton nearly a year before she entered the race last April. Another point in his favor: Because Virginia's governor, Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe, is a Democrat -- unlike in Warren's Massachusetts or Ohio, home of Sen. Sherrod Brown -- the party wouldn't lose a Senate seat to Republicans.
Kaine, for his part, told reporters Thursday, “I’m glad the waiting game is near over.”
“In 2008, it was just so new, it was like: What is this? Having been through this once before, I kind of know what the rhythm of it is,” he added. “There’s a day when there will be an answer.”
And that day could be Friday. Clinton is scheduled to participate in a roundtable in Orlando on Friday and will hold a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa later that afternoon. But she’s expected to roll out her new running mate on Saturday at a rally at Florida International University in Miami. The university has a 60 percent Hispanic population.
Obama administration officials Julian Castro, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, and Tom Perez, the Labor secretary, would be the first Hispanic vice presidential candidate of a major party. But reports suggest the two lack the experience Clinton seeks in a No. 2.
The White House extolled Clinton’s choices from Obama’s Cabinet this week. And, in perhaps another telling sign, praised Kaine unprompted.
“You didn’t ask me about Senator Kaine," press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday to radio host Bill Press, who responded that the Virginia senator is not a member of the administration.
“That is true, but he is somebody who is the subject of some rather intense public speculation about serving,” Earnest said, adding, “Senator Kaine is somebody that the president deeply respects, and, I think, it’s been publicly reported was even considered himself as a running mate back in 2008.”
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I hope this gets posted before the text comes--otherwise it'll be the biggest anticlimax ever, lolol!