The man who would have been Hillary Clinton’s vice president can’t even get her book now.
Former Clinton running mate Tim Kaine said he didn’t get an advance copy of Clinton’s campaign memoir “What Happened” — and the book itself barely acknowledges his role as the candidate’s right-hand man.
“I haven’t (read it), but I’m psyched,” the Virginia senator told NBC News Tuesday.
“I’ve seen stories about it, but the excerpts are not necessarily the fair reflection of the whole thing, so I’m excited to read it.”
Kaine said he planned to buy the book since he never had a copy sent to him.
Whenever he does, he’ll see hardly any recognition of his run.
Kaine is only mentioned eight times in the 500-page tome — fewer times than George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, Elizabeth Warren, James Comey and the Soviet Union.
Clinton’s most extensive comments about him come in a paragraph explaining why she picked him as her number two guy. She cites his “executive experience,” his “reputation for decency and good judgment” and his fluency in Spanish.
“He would have been an effective partner and truth teller as my vice president,” Clinton writes.
“Also, I liked him a lot.”
Beyond that, Kaine only receives a few passing mentions and a shoutout in the acknowledgements section.
At one point, Clinton references her lack of campaigning in Wisconsin, which has often been pegged as a reason for her surprise loss in the former blue state. She defends her campaign strategy in the state, noting that she sent Kaine as one of several “high-profile surrogates” to represent her there.
