Tim Kaine can’t match Barack Obama’s stage presence or soaring oratory. He didn’t electrify the convention hall like Vice President Joe Biden. Hillary Clinton’s running mate didn’t even get signs printed with his name on them passed out to delegates in the Democratic convention hall. But the Virginia Senator’s speech Wednesday night showed flashes of why Clinton picked him to be Biden’s successor. Kaine was personable and friendly, clever with the turn of phrase and quick with the good-hearted chuckle. When he needed, he delivered the requisite barbs against Republican rival Donald Trump. Wednesday night’s speech will not be one for the history...
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