GOP attacks Kaine’s death penalty history

Published October 3, 2016 6:45pm ET



The Republican National Committee on Monday released an ad against Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine for his record on the death penalty, just a day before the vice presidential debate.

The video cited decades-old criminal cases to suggest that Kaine is soft on crime, that he “consistently protected the worst kind of people” from capital punishment, and worked to avoid executions of criminals while he was governor of Virginia.

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