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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very disappointed she chose a man...and a white man at that.[/quote]

1. The ticket is still a first with Hillary at the top.

2. Many white men do feel like this country is being taken away from them. He makes them feel more secure. Picking a minority would have driven some people to Trump (whether we want those folks is another question, but hey, trying to win elections here). You think Obama would be President if he chose a minority or woman? No way.

3. Kaine speaks Spanish so he still helps with the Latino vote. As a former Richmond mayor (and if a PP who said he attends an AA church is right), he is likely very comfortable with black audiences as well.

4. (This one is minor.) That story of his father-in-law and wife going to integrated Richmond schools is going to get play. Love it.

5. Kaine is genuinely religious. It's a part of his core. That's not the case with Hillary. It seems forced with her and she rightfully doesn't bring it up often. 
 (I don't care; I'm an atheist, but I know it matters to many people.)

He checks the boxes in a lot of ways that she doesn't. Doesn't matter if he's white. I'm very happy with this decision. [/quote]

I don't want to quarrel, but I think your assessment of Hillary's faith is completely wrong. She speaks very frequently about being a life-long United Methodist. She talks about how her youth pastor influenced her life. She is a former Sunday School teacher. She was a member of Foundry UMC in DC when she was FLOTUS. For goodness sakes, she quotes John Wesley on the campaign trail. (For those that don't know, he's the founder of the Methodist Church.)

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No worries. You might be right. I say this as a supporter, but she has a tough time seeming genuine often. So it may be that I don't find her genuine even when she is being so. She just doesn't seem at ease all the time. She's getting better, better this time than 8 years ago. No offense to her. I'm sure I would come off as inauthentic to large groups because I wouldn't be very comfortable. [/quote]

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