RICHMOND, Va. (AP) " Soon after Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine accepted Hillary Clinton's offer to be her running mate, he called Terry McAuliffe to say thanks. He traveled the world with Bill Clinton as a board member for the Clinton Global Initiative, his post-presidential foundation, and helped manage Hillary Clinton's 2008 run for president. Kaine had reason to be grateful: it's likely no one lobbied as hard for Kaine as the colorful Virginia governor, a Clinton pal and former Democratic fundraiser. The governor has played key roles in Kaine's political rise. As chairman of the Democratic National Committee, McAuliffe helped provide a hefty $5 million to Kaine's campaign for governor.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 27, 2016 07:41 UTC