We Went to Philly and One Thing Is Clear: Democratic Voters Can’t Stand Clinton VP Tim Kaine

For months, the conversations surrounding the nominating conventions were pretty clear: the Republican event in Cleveland was going to a contested power struggle with everything from insults to food thrown all over the place, and the Democrats in Philadelphia were going to neatly coalesce behind Hillary Clinton.

Not quite.

All things considered, the RNC ended Thursday night in pretty peaceful terms: Donald Trump gave a rousing hour+ long speech, and with the notable exception of Ted Cruz, conservatism seems to be on the mend. A new CNN/ORC poll even shows Trump leading over Clinton after a strong performance last week.

Meanwhile, I arrived here in Philadelphia this weekend to a swarm of protestors at every imaginable corner of the city. On Sunday, I counted maybe 2 Clinton supporters for every 50 Berners; it is now the Democrats who seem to be frayed, and despite the efforts of the Sanders-Silverman alliance (anyone else want a buddy comedy out of this?) “falling in line” behind the former Secretary of State will take some time.

So, I hit the streets of my college town to gauge people’s interest in Clinton’s new Vice Presidential pick: Virginia’s Tim Kaine. The man who once admitted, “I am boring,” isn’t exactly a lighting rod of energy, so passionate Democrats told me exactly what they felt about Clinton’s Veepstakes victor.

Feel the Kaine! And follow along all week with Mediaite’s convention coverage live from Philadelphia. It’s 100 degrees here, and I can’t stop sweating.

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J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) is an editorial producer and columnist at Mediaite.

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