Hillary Clinton is getting ready to pick Tim Kaine as her VP. We think.

It's expected that the pick will come either later today or sometime tomorrow as Clinton travels through the swing state of Florida before making her way northward to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week.
While the Clinton team has worked very hard to protect the identity of the eventual pick, a short list -- and a very clear frontrunner -- have emerged.  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is the favorite with the likes of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren all still mentioned.
Signs over the last few days have pointed directly to Kaine.  A New York Times report earlier this week suggested that Bill Clinton, the potential First Dude, favored Kaine.  White House press secretary Josh Earnest floated Kaine's name from the podium this week as well.
And, Kaine makes a lot of sense for Clinton.  He is a former mayor and governor of a swing state.  He speaks fluent Spanish. He did missionary work. He is widely regarded as pleasant, optimistic and capable if a bit, well, boring.
But, knowing Clinton, boring likely appeals to her. She is by nature a deeply cautious and guarded politician -- always looking (and looking) before she leaps. That is doubly true in a race like this one in which she faces the most unpredictable and unorthodox presidential nominee in major party history in Donald Trump.
Coming off of Trump's wacky and wild convention in Cleveland -- punctuated by a dark acceptance speech in which he cast a dystopian eye on the country -- Clinton is likely to be even more drawn to someone with Kaine's profile.

Credit : Washington Post