The selection of Tim Kaine is actually a fairly honest reflection of where the Democratic establishment stands in terms of being progressive...they are not!! Readers of this space were alerted to this repeatedly for at least the past year.
Kaine is the safe choice...the person most acceptable to and consistent with the orthodoxy of the party's establishment. With his engaging personality, centrist positions, and an ability to speak fluent Spanish, he promises to be an effective speaker on the campaign trail and to provide a kind of accessible antidote to his often distant and guarded running mate. That said, Hillary has also rather arrogantly assumed that the millions of citizens dedicated to the principles set forth in the Sanders campaign will now follow with servile (loved Cruz's use of this term the other night) obedience in line with the Clinton ranks. She continues to either ignore the reality of the changing political landscape before her or simply dismisses it as irrelevant to her immediate political aspirations. Allow me to suggest that she would be making a mistake to do so on both counts.
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