Insiders: Hillary should pick Tim Kaine for VP
One New Hampshire Democrat — who, like all respondents, completed the survey anonymously — said Kaine “reinforces [Clinton’s] theme of competence running against an unprepared reckless opponent.”
.. And the Pence/Kaine exchange on Medicaid expansion and Obamacare will be priceless.”
.. Like Trump, she needs someone low key,” added an Iowa Democrat. “In her case, however, it’s because she just isn’t very exciting or a good campaigner and wouldn’t want a VP choice to steal the spotlight. Kaine fills that bill.
.. Iowa is the closest of the toss-ups right now, and choosing a beloved native son would be a significant blow to Trump’s efforts here.”
.. “Pence is as restrained, conventional, and palatable as his haircut,” added an Ohio Republican, who called the Indiana governor a “good counterweight to Trump’s undisciplined, unpredictable, and odd political coiffure.”
.. “Truthfully, this gets Pence out of a losing situation, so the [Republican Governors Association] is the biggest beneficiary,” the insider said.