Kaine Country

October 20, 2005 | This article appeared in the November 7, 2005 edition of The Nation.

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It's a tight race, but if Tim Kaine becomes the next governor of
Virginia, Democrats gain what they desperately need to win back
Congress: a big win in a Southern state.

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John Nichols

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