He's a long-time Clinton crony. Want to see the dirt again?
- 2016 VP pick: Hillary personally chose Kaine as her running mate. He was one of the final three contenders and the only one who had already endorsed her early (June 2015).
- While Kaine was governor and senator, his PAC and campaign received donations from Clinton Foundation board members and major donors (e.g., S. Daniel Abraham, Cheryl Saban). The Foundation itself gave $25K+ to his 2012 Senate race through its Action Fund.
- Defended the Clintons repeatedly:
- 2016: Called the Clinton email scandal “overblown” and said FBI Director Comey exonerated her.
- 2017–2019: Dismissed Russia-collusion questions about the Clinton campaign’s Steele dossier funding as a “sideshow.”
- 2020: Co-sponsored legislation with Hillary to expand voting by mail, then campaigned with her for Biden.
- Superdelegate for Hillary in 2008 and 2016; whipped votes for her in Virginia.
- Post-2016: Clinton’s “Onward Together” PAC donated the maximum $5,000 to Kaine’s 2018 re-election, and Bill Clinton headlined fundraisers for him.
- Family connection: Kaine’s son Nat served as a Clinton Foundation fellow in 2016.
In Democrat circles, Kaine has long been viewed as the Clintons’ most reliable ally in the state. So yeah, the shoe fits.