TWO months into his candidacy for vice president and with less than two months remaining until election day, Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate, remains unknown to nearly one in five voters. A poll this month by CNN/ORC International showed that 19% of voters had never heard of him. But perhaps this should not come as a surprise in 2016.
The major party nominees for president—Mrs Clinton and Donald Trump—are dominating media coverage of the campaigns and absorbing voters' attention to an unusual degree in this election. Indeed, Mr Kaine and his opponent, Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, seem bit players in the drama, drawing the spotlight only during their nominations in the summer. Their next chance at centre stage—and their only face-off—will come at the vice-presidential debate on October 4th. That will take place at Longwood University, a small taxpayer-supported school in Virginia, the state that elected Mr Kaine governor in 2005 and sent him to the Senate in 2012.
Mr Kaine has not been entirely overlooked, however. In particular, he has generated closer scrutiny as he has changed his views to accommodate those of Mrs Clinton. This...Continue reading
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