JOE SCARBOROUGH (CO-HOST): But this stepped on --
MIKA BRZEZINSKI (CO-HOST): Tim Kaine.
SCARBOROUGH: -- the selection of Tim Kaine. Now, we may -- some people in here may disagree. I think Tim Kaine is about as good of a choice --
BRZEZINSKI: He's awesome.
SCARBOROUGH: -- as Hillary Clinton could have made. This is a guy --
BRZEZINSKI: Puts me over the top.
SCARBOROUGH: This is a guy who fought as a civil rights lawyer. He went to Honduras fighting for civil rights. Worked with Jesuit priests.
MIKE BARNICLE: Jesuit missionary.
BRZEZINSKI: Spoke in Spanish.
SCARBOROUGH: He was a Jesuit missionary in Honduras. The guy has been DNC chair and he did it right. He's been a senator. He's been a governor of a swing state.
BRZEZINSKI: Mayor.
SCARBOROUGH: He's been a mayor. I'm telling you, and they're going to attempt to make Donald Trump look irrational and crazy. Tim Kaine is a perfect device to do that.
BRZEZINSKI: Two governing partners.
SCARBOROUGH: I think it was a home run. I know a lot of progressives don't think so, but if you want to keep Donald Trump out of the White House, hard to find a better selection than that, Willie.
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JOHN HEILEMANN: Three things that are true. One is, between him and Hillary Clinton, this is the most qualified ticket in terms of sheer resume that's ever run on either ticket in the history of the country. Just resume alone. The second thing is Tim Kaine is a tough street fighter. He has never lost an election. And all those ones he won --
BRZEZINSKI: But also the sweetest guy.
HEILEMANN: Not lost one, very nice guy, but also really tough politician. And the third was I was down there in Miami for that event. The contrast between the body language and the chemistry between Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine and Donald Trump and Mike Pence could not be more dramatic. These two like each other. They're happy to be campaigning together.
