Kaine, Stewart go offensive in the first debate | Policy

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SUBSCRIBE TODAY (19659004) Kaine, a former vice-presidential candidate, described himself as a "first man from Virginia," while calling Stewart a "100% first man Donald Trump."

Editor-in-chief Judy Woodruff facilitated the Virginia Bar Association-sponsored 90-minute debate at Homestead Resort in Bath County. She has covered a wide range of issues, including abortion, the Russian investigation and boosting the economy of Southwest Virginia.

While she was asking for hundreds of applause and explosions, the crowd could not contain herself and sometimes booed "When Stewart said Trump" stands in front of the Russians, "Kaine chuckled "Ha," which made his fans laugh in the audience.

"Trump yields to the Russians," Kaine said.

When Kaine used his question to ask Stewart why he was campaigning for Roy Moore for the US Senate in Alabama, despite reports that Moore had badual contact with underage girls in the 1970s when he was in trouble. he was in his thirties. Stewart dodged the question.

"Why did you miss your four full years when you were governor of Virginia?" Answered Stewart, causing laughter

"I knew you could not look at this audience in the face and say the word & # Roy Moore, "said Kaine. "It was shameful when you went and appeared with him.You know who he was and you did it."

When Woodruff pressed Stewart he would disavow Moore, he did not would not do it.

Woodruff also interviewed Stewart about his past badociations, including self-proclaimed white nationalists like Jason Kessler, who last year organized the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, where a woman died. After receiving criticism, including from members of his own party, Stewart disavowed these badociations and declared that he was not racist

"He knows what they represent and he decided to try anything that he finds appealing.This is not what we need to represent Virginia in the US Senate, "said Kaine

. Kaine sued Fifth District Democrat candidate Leslie Cockburn, accused of anti-Semitism for his 1991 book on the relationship between the United States and Israel, Kaine said he did not agree with All of his views on foreign policy, but writing a book criticizing foreign policy did not make it anti-Semitic.

Kaine described Stewart's campaign strategy as "making nasty, personal, or reactionary to". Stewart's intervention, Brett Kavanaugh, candidate for the Supreme Court, approaching a confirmation of charges hearing, and Stewart says that Kaine has the confused mind and that he plays the "coyote" saying that he always consider his position.

Stewart said that if Roe c. Wade is overthrown, states should decide if abortions should remain legal. Stewart supports a ban on abortion and said Kaine's position on late abortions has changed. Kaine has not specifically addressed this charge but has stated that he supports no law that criminalizes women to make reproductive choices.

Stewart backed a failed Republican bill last year that would have repealed all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but conceded Saturday there were "some good things about it." Those included included allow children to stay on their parents' health insurance longer as well as provisions guaranteeing access to health insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions. But he said that premiums have soared and that health insurance does not necessarily mean that people are receiving health care.

Stewart boasted of his efforts at the Prince William County Supervisory Board, including an aggressive reduction in immigration bills. He said that Trump's tax cuts and military spending increases are helping the Virginia working clbad.

"Sen. Tim Kaine is a nice guy, but he's too liberal, he's too weak, and he's done too little for the people of Virginia," Stewart said.

Kaine said that tax cuts gave priority to businesses. Kaine said Trump's "silly" trade war, while helping some sectors, hurts farmers and workers. He said he spoke to Volvo factory workers in Dublin who are worried about the effects of tariffs.

Kaine emphasized his work in funding pediatric cancer research and obtaining federal recognition from six Indian tribes. He also pointed to his work on an education bill that is close to pbading and that would stimulate professional and technical education, with the Trump administration on board

"You do not think maybe not a lot, but I think Kaine said:

Kaine said that career and technical education should be a goal to help Virginia Southwest, a region with a struggling economy after the decline of the coal industry.

"Stewart replied. "He is too weak."

Stewart blamed Obama and Kaine for going against the interests of the people of southwestern Virginia by implementing regulations that hurt businesses and put people out of work . Kaine pointed out that he opposed Trump's effort to disband the Appalachian Regional Commission, a federal agency established in the 1960s that focuses on new economies in rural areas. When he talked about parts of Virginia with economic difficulties and other problems like opioid addiction, Kaine became agitated by Stewart's severe description of Stewart.

Stewart called the city murder, suicides, few good jobs and departures.

He also singled out so-called Washington elites for betraying rural areas.

"A candidate who goes on stage and destroys Danville, I think we know who is the elite," Kaine said. Both candidates then stated that they were satisfied with their performance. Kaine, a former governor, is a favorite in the race against Stewart, who has never been a general election candidate nationwide.

Before the November elections, they have two other debates, one at George Mason University in September and another in Richmond at a date to be determined later.