AP source: Clinton's choice for VP to be announced Friday

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AP source: Clinton's choice for VP to be announced Friday

KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press


ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Hillary Clinton will introduce her running mate Friday, seeking to snatch attention from newly crowned Republican nominee Donald Trump a day after he closed out his convention with a fiery and foreboding turn at the podium.

A person familiar with the Clinton campaign's plans said Friday that first word would come later in the day in a text message to supporters and the new team will appear together in Florida on Saturday.

The person was not authorized to discuss the campaign's internal plans publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is the leading contender, according to a pair of Democrats familiar with Clinton's search.

Active in the Senate on foreign relations and military affairs, Kaine has a reputation for working with both parties as Virginia's governor and Richmond's mayor. He spent the day in New England at a pair of fundraisers.

Clinton made no mention of her impending pick during a somber meeting Friday with community leaders and family members affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. She later visited the site of the rampage that killed 49 people, placing a bouquet of white flowers at the site next to a candle and a framed picture of a cross.

Clinton said gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are more likely to be victims of a hate crime than other people. "It is still dangerous to be LGBT in America," she said. "We have to stand against hate and bigotry."

After the event, Clinton tweeted that she was "monitoring the horrific situation in Munich." Police in the German city warned people to stay indoors and avoid public places Friday as they hunted for the shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall, killing six people and wounding others.

"We stand with our friends in Germany as they work to bring those responsible to justice," she wrote.

There was no mention of her VP pick, either, at an evening rally in Tampa. But Clinton didn't hold back when it came to Trump and the GOP convention, which she deemed "perversely flattering" for spending more time talking about her than the problems facing the country.

"I never thought I'd say these words, but Ted Cruz was right," Clinton said. "In this election, do the right thing and vote your conscience."

It was a reference to the Texas senator and former GOP primary rival, who shocked the Republican convention by refusing to endorse the nominee. Trump on Friday further stoked his feud with Cruz, saying he wouldn't accept Cruz's endorsement even if it were offered.

"What difference does it make?" Trump asked, as he wondered aloud if he could create a super PAC as president to go after Cruz. He added: "Ted, stay home. Relax. Enjoy yourself."

Trump also boasted of his TV ratings, his primary victories and other achievements, including winning over his wife, Melania, in a stream-of-consciousness delivery with his vice presidential nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, standing quietly nearby.

"I don't do anything unless I win," Trump insisted. He promised to work "so hard" and vowed his campaign was "not going to disappear," though he has no plans to campaign this weekend and no events on his schedule for next week.

In an 75-minute speech Thursday night, Trump made forceful promises to be the champion of disaffected Americans, capping his convention on a high note for the party, not a moment too soon after shows of disharmony and assorted flubs before the four-day closer.

Speaking to "the forgotten men and women of our country," the people who "work hard but no longer have a voice," he declared, "I am your voice." The speech was strikingly dark for a celebratory event and almost entirely lacking in policy details.

Democrats offered a different assessment. President Barack Obama said Friday the picture Trump painted of the nation "doesn't really jibe with the experience with most people."

During their convention, Republicans were relentless and often raw in demonizing Clinton. As fired-up supporters at Trump's acceptance speech broke out in their oft-used refrain of "Lock her up," the nominee waved them off, and instead declared, "Let's defeat her in November." Yet he also accused her of "terrible, terrible crimes."

"This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction, terrorism and weakness," he said. "But Hillary Clinton's legacy does not have to be America's legacy."

The Democratic convention in Philadelphia, which starts Monday, is expected to be a more orderly affair.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-23

[Pimay1]

We'll see which rat jumps on the sinking ship.

[lannarebirth]

We'll see which rat jumps on the sinking ship.

Apparently it is this guy, who by all appearances is a shill for Wall Street banking interests and a neoliberal corporatist. Also it seems he was former head of the DNC, so this may be payback for all the horrible party rules that allowed for superdelegates to declare their support even before the first primary was held, thereby skewing perception of electibility of the primary candidates.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tim-kaine-clinton-vp_us_578fc8e3e4b0bdddc4d2c86c

[boomerangutang]

It's Tim Kaine of Virginia. Already the Republican Attack Machine is cranked into overdrive, trying to find as much grunge on the guy as possible. They'll decide which is his worst transgression, and blow it up bigger than the Goodyear blimp. What will it be? He stole a stick of chewing gum when a schoolboy? He took a two-block ride on a city bus without paying? .....whatever it is, Republicans will make it look like he stink-bombed the Lincoln Memorial while stabbing pregnant white women on the Memorial steps.

Edited July 23, 2016 by boomerangutang

[Pimay1]

It's Tim Kaine of Virginia. Already the Republican Attack Machine is cranked into overdrive, trying to find as much grunge on the guy as possible. They'll decide which is his worst transgression, and blow it up bigger than the Goodyear blimp. What will it be? He stole a stick of chewing gum when a schoolboy? He took a two-block ride on a city bus without paying? .....whatever it is, Republicans will make it look like he stink-bombed the Lincoln Memorial while stabbing pregnant white women on the Memorial steps.

As if the democrats don't do the same thing or worse. Pot and kettle.

[boomerangutang]

We'll see which rat jumps on the sinking ship.

Wait, maybe you're mistaken. This thread is about Hillary's campaign, not Trump's.

[bassman]

I'm surprised at Kaine's selection with corrupt Hillary. He is such a small time operator when it comes to receiving gifts from big banks and major corporations. Only collecting $160,000 in gifts from Wall Streets is such peanuts compared to the Clinton Crime Syndicate's haul. I mean...hell, $160,000 would only get you about 30 minutes of the Shady Lady's time and about 10 minutes of slick Willey's time.

But being a beltway state nominee, there are good chances of money laundering possibilities that we don't see.

The gifts, which came between 2001 to 2009, were mostly for travel to and from political events and conferences, according to the disclosures. However, he did receive an $18,000 Caribbean vacation, $5,500 in clothes and a trip to watch George Mason University play in the NCAA basketball tournament, Politico reported.

[connda]

If the VP selection isn't Sanders, I'm wiling to wager that the riots that didn't materialize in Cleveland will instead materialize in front of the Democratic Convention.

[Chicog]

If the VP selection isn't Sanders, I'm wiling to wager that the riots that didn't materialize in Cleveland will instead materialize in front of the Democratic Convention.

Why would Bernie want VP?

It's a pretty token position.

He can get more done as a senator surely.

[Linzz]

WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents about Clinton and internal deliberations

As Hillary Clinton prepared to announce her 2016 running mate, a trove of nearly 20,000 emails were released by WikiLeaks on Friday, providing an embarrassing inside look at Democratic Party operations on the eve of the Democrats' national convention.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/22/on-eve-of-democratic-convention-wikileaks-releases-thousands-of-documents-about-clinton-the-campaign-and-internal-deliberations/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na

https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/

Edited July 24, 2016 by Linzz