It didn't seem right that we'd just post our list of The Top 25 Reasons Not to Vote for Jerry Kilgore on Raising Kaine. We owe it to our readers to say why we support Tim Kaine for Governor. The real problem with both these lists was paring them down to ONLY 25 items each. Well, we did our best. Here is our countdown of The Top 25 Reasons to Vote for Tim Kaine , counting down one-by-one, here's #1.1. Guts and Heart. The number one reason to vote for Tim Kaine is that he embodies the best of what American politics has to offer; a winning combination of Guts and Heart.
It took a lot of Heart for Tim Kaine to take a year out of his promising legal career to work as a Christian Missionary in Central America. It took a lot of Guts to use his Harvard Law degree to pursue a carrer as a Civil Rights attorney, and not go for the easy money working as a corporate schill.
As Mayor of Richmond, it took a lot of Heart to turn the school system around, and it took a lot of Guts to cut gun violence by over 50%.
When Tim Kaine and Mark Warner set about to reform Virginia's tax system it was unpopular but necessary. Tim Kaine had the Guts to stand up for the interests of the commonwealth, and the Heart to work with Republicans and Democrats to see it through.
When he started his campaign for Governor, Tim Kaine took some unpopular positions. It took a lot of Heart to stand by his faith-based opposition to abortion and the death penalty, while supporting them because they're the law. It took a lot of Guts to face down sleezy attacks from his opponent.
During this campaign, it has taken a lot of Guts to face all of the people of the commonwealth every day in the open, and it took a lot of Heart to answer every question without evasiveness so that we all know where he stands.
As Governor, Tim Kaine will have the Heart to work for the best interests of All Virginians, and he will have the Guts to make the tough decisions we elect him to make.
For these and for all of the reasons we have stated over the last few months, Tim Kaine firmly deserves every vote, while his opponent deserves not a single one. This is going to be one of the tightest elections in the history of Virginia politics. Every vote counts and your efforts on behalf of Tim Kaine will pay for themselves a hundred times over.
Elect Tim Kaine Governor of Virginia on November 8 to move forward with a leader who has always demonstrated both Guts and Heart.