Watch Hillary Clinton’s Rally With Tim Kaine Live Online: Full Streaming Video As Clinton Introduces Her Running Mate


Viewers can watch live online as Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine appear together for the first time, with live streaming video of their rally Saturday from Miami.

Clinton announced her pick of Kaine on Friday, calling the Virginia Senator a man of “relentless optimist” who “devoted his life to fighting for others,” ABC News noted. The announcement came via Twitter, but Clinton and Kaine will have an in-person appearance on Saturday at Florida International University.

Full streaming video of Clinton’s rally with Kaine can be seen below.

As ABC News noted, Clinton’s decision to pick Kaine was not a surprise. He had been seen as a front-runner for weeks, and even made appearances on behalf of Clinton in his home state of Virginia.

“We were ready for Hillary because Hillary’s ready for us,” Kaine told the crowd at a July 14 rally. “Hillary’s ready for Virginia. Hillary’s ready to be president. Hillary’s ready to be our leader. Hillary’s ready to make history. And that’s why we’re ready for Hillary.”

While Tim Kaine actually endorsed her opponent, Barack Obama, back in 2008 and was considered to be on Obama’s short list for vice president pick that year, Kaine has been a strong supporter of Clinton. He even encouraged her to run this year and offered his endorsement before Clinton officially announced her candidacy, ABC News noted.

“Kaine told NBC in June that he ‘encouraged her to run in May of 2014, because I could telescope forward and see some of the challenges that this nation would be facing. And I decided that by reason of character, by reason of background, and experience, but also especially by reason of results, she would be the most qualified person to be president in January of 2017.'”

For Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine ticks off many boxes of what’s expected in a running mate. He hails from an important swing state in Virginia, which has been blue in the last two cycles and is a major target for the Clinton campaign. There is also an exit plan there for Democrats to maintain Kaine’s seat in the senate, as Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe will be able to appoint a Democratic replacement for Kaine’s seat.

That was likely a sticking point with another sitting senator being considered for Clinton’s running mate. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was seen as a good choice for Clinton, but his departure from the senate would mean Republican Chris Christie would get to select the replacement.

Kaine has a number of other advantages, including his personal objection to abortion that could help Clinton dip into the more moderate and conservative voters turned off by Donald Trump. And Kaine is fluent in Spanish, which could be an advantage on the campaign trail as the Clinton campaign targets the important Hispanic voter demographic.

Those who watch Saturday’s rally with Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine live online will see a roll-out many had expected to take place the previous day. Clinton’s campaign had signaled that the pick would come on Friday and the candidate herself appeared at a rally in Tampa, but no official pick was announced.

Instead, Clinton made the announcement hours later by texting supporters and then posting her pick on Twitter. The change in plans came after the terrorist attack in Munich, Germany, that left 10 people dead. The campaign decided not to take away attention from the more important news, CNN noted, instead getting a full rally together with Kaine on Saturday.

Viewers who miss the live streaming video of Hillary Clinton’s first rally with running mate Tim Kaine can find a full replay in the embedded video above.

[Photo by JD Pooley/Getty Images]

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