GOP: Kaine is too moderate

[Dan '82]

Whatever happened to Republicans attacking the Democrat by saying they are liberal extremists?  Now the GOP attacking the Democrat for not being liberal enough.

Quote:https://gop.com/what-they-are-saying-kai...gressives/


"Liberal Groups Were Teed Up To Criticize The Pick" Of Kaine
The Huffington Post: "(Clinton's) Choice Could Also Aggravate The Elizabeth Warren Wing Of The Democrat Party…" "Kaine may help Clinton carry that state, but her choice could also aggravate the Elizabeth Warren wing of the Democrat Party, which sees the Virginian as a business-friendly centrist unlikely to champion their top financial reform goals." ( The Huffington Post, 7/22/16)
The Washington Post: "Liberal Groups Were Teed Up To Criticize The Pick" Of Kaine. "Even before Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (D-Va.) was unveiled Friday as Hillary Clinton's running mate, liberal groups were teed up to criticize the pick." ( The Washington Post , 7/22/16)
Charles Chamberlain Of Democracy For America Said Kaine's Support For Wall Street Should Be "Disqualifying." "On Thursday, as speculation was mounting that Kaine would be Clinton's choice, Charles Chamberlain, executive director of the activist network Democracy for America, which backed Sanders in the primaries, said that it should be 'disqualifying' for any potential Democratic vice-presidential nominee to 'help banks dodge consumer protection standards.' That was based in part on a bipartisan letter that Kaine signed on Monday urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 'carefully tailor its rulemaking' regarding community banks and credit unions so as not to 'unduly burden' these institutions with regulations aimed at commercial banks." (John Wagner, "Kaine's VP Pick Greeted By Blowback From Progressive Groups," The Washington Post , 7/22/16)
"On Friday, Norman Solomon, The Coordinator Of A Group Billing Itself As The Bernie Delegates Network, Called Kaine 'A Loyal Servant Of Oligarchy.'" (John Wagner, "Kaine's VP Pick Greeted By Blowback From Progressive Groups," The Washington Post , 7/22/16)

• "The Group Has Threatened To Protest During The Democratic Convention If Kaine Is The Pick." (John Wagner, "Kaine's VP Pick Greeted By Blowback From Progressive Groups," The Washington Post , 7/22/16)
  

The Washington Post Headline: "Kaine's VP Pick Greeted By Blowback From Progressive Groups" ( The Washington Post , 7/22/16)
Los Angeles Times Headline: "Progressive Groups Have Already Warned They Aren't Ready For Tim Kaine" ( Los Angeles Times , 7/22/16)
Politico: "Kaine's Selection Likely Won't Satisfy The Liberal Wing Of The Party…" "Kaine's selection likely won't satisfy the liberal wing of the party, which had pushed for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) or another liberal stalwart to balance out Clinton." (Politico, 7/22/16)
Washington Examiner's Byron York: "MSNBC Debate: Kaine Is A Progressive. No, He's Not." (Twitter.com, 7/22/16)
Los Angeles Times : "Some Progressives And Former Backers Of (Sanders') Presidential Candidacy Signaled Their Dissatisfaction With The Choice Of Sen. Tim Kaine…" "Some progressives and former backers of Bernie Sanders' presidential candidacy signaled their dissatisfaction with the choice of Sen. Tim Kaine as Hillary Clinton's running mate before it was even announced." ( Los Angeles Times , 7/22/16)
Adam Green, Founder Of The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Questioned The Choice Of Kaine And Attacked His Support For TPP. "Adam Green, founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which was neutral in the primary but has ties to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, questioned the choice of a running mate who supports the Trans Pacific Partnership. 'It will be very ironic if voters go into election day thinking Donald Trump is better on the TPP issues than the Democratic Party,' he said." (Michael A. Memoli And Evan Halper, "Progressive Groups Have Already Warned They Aren't Ready For Tim Kaine," Los Angeles Times , 7/22/16)
Slate's Nora Caplan-Bricker Called Kaine's Selection "A Symbolic Kick In The Teeth For The Feminist Organizations That Faithfully Championed Hillary Over Bernie Throughout The Long Primary Season." "It's not just that Kaine, like all 47 veeps in our nation's history, is a white dude, not a 'first' who could have driven home just how historic Hillary's candidacy is. He's also, at least in his personal views, opposed to abortion due to his Catholic faith-a symbolic kick in the teeth for the feminist organizations that faithfully championed Hillary over Bernie throughout the long primary season." ( Slate, 7/22/16)