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In reply to the discussion: Tim Kaine splits with Obama on birth control rule for religious groups [View all]Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)42. Reid versus McConnell
That's why Kaine matters. I don't like his politics either, but I'd rather have a Dem majority in the Senate, period, and I sure as hell never want to see that son of a b!tch from Kentucky in charge.
Beyond that, the fact that Obama carried VA means little. It was a world-historic election, full of aberrations. He carried Indiana, fer Chrissake! And one year after Obama carried Virginia by about 6 points, the GOP took the statehouse by more than 3 times that margin. Virginia isn't blue; it isn't even purple. It's a kind of red-violet at best, and holding our for a Virginian Feingold sets you up for a very long wait.
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Tim Kaine splits with Obama on birth control rule for religious groups [View all]
Freddie Stubbs
Feb 2012
OP
Didn't say that I disagree, it's just that I think he's a weak Democrat and have always
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2012
#13
He can't be an anti-choice candidate and still be different than a Republican.
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#31
If you think there's no difference between an anti-choice Dem and a Republican,
Proud Public Servant
Feb 2012
#36
He doesn't have to run against the Democratic Party's core values to do that.
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#46
The only real diffrences is the sway of who holds majority party power and committee power
Lone_Star_Dem
Feb 2012
#18
True, I'll take him over any Republican. I just hope that he doesn't pull an
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2012
#14
Read my post #14 above. I don't think it'll be a good strategy to distance
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2012
#15
A majority of Catholics support birth control. Just because the leadership of the church
Arkana
Feb 2012
#21
Like millions of my fellow Americans I choose to leave the Catholic Church over birth control.
olegramps
Feb 2012
#29
First of all it is insurance companies, NOT religious institutions. Second, and most important, I
still_one
Feb 2012
#9
Solution is very simple. The feds offer birth control coverage to anyone whose employer won't.
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2012
#22
It can't be good for Obama for our nominee in Virginia to be sharply to Obama's right
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#40
Kaine was practically invisible during his DNC leadership years in the Shrub regime
Canuckistanian
Feb 2012
#48
If you can send me some more info about the internal party foolishness in a pm, I'd be much obliged.
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#64
gotta love these right wingers in the Dem party... such Pragmatists, aren't they???
fascisthunter
Feb 2012
#56