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Sen. Tim Kaine speaks in West Palm Beach

Posted at 7:33 AM, Oct 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-24 18:56:39-04

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine  took part in an early-voting rally Monday afternoon in downtown West Palm Beach.

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The event was held at 3:30 p.m. at the Meyer Amphitheater located at 105 Evernia St.

Earlier in the day Kaine took a shot at Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

Kaine pointed to Rubio's past comments that Donald Trump is a "con artist" and "dangerous." He said it makes no sense for Rubio to now support the Republican presidential nominee.

He said if someone can't condemn Trump, "you've got to ask the question whether they're the right person to represent you."

Kaine said it will be important to have a Congress that can work with a Democratic administration. He praised Rubio's Democratic rival, Patrick Murphy, but didn't explicitly make the case for a Democratic-controlled Senate.

In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Kaine said Democrats have run a campaign against Trump, not the entire Republican Party.

Kaine also took plenty of jabs at Donald Trump, especially slamming the republican presidential candidate for his comments about a "rigged election." 

"Donald Trump had insulted every group in the United States. There was nobody left to insult. Now he's going to insult the central pillar of American democracy. We cannot let him get away with that," said Kaine.