Ahh, the power of Twitter.
And the power of Larry Sabato, too.
The political pundit tweeted out the following Monday: "Unconventional announcement: Tim Kaine tells a Richmond class he is running for Senate."
That's big news in the Twitterverse, and in the regular old universe of Virginia politics. Apparently the tweet was based on a Charlottesville talk radio caller who said his friend told him that Kaine told his class that he was going to run.
Got all that? Good.
After Sabato tweeted it out, Democratic National Committee Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
"In response to a student’s question, Governor Kaine told his law school class today what is already widely known which is that he is increasingly likely to run. However, no final decision will be made or announced until the governor has had a final round of consultations with folks about how he can best serve the President, the people and the causes he cares about; he is assured that the Democratic Party will be in good hands should he choose to make the race and leave the DNC; he has the support that would be necessary to mount a successful campaign and he completes commitments for travel and fundraising he has made to the Party and the President through at least the end of the month."
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Hmmm.
So it is "already widely known" that Kaine is "increasingly likely to run."
That's about as much of a confirmation that Kaine's going to run as you can get without actually confirming he's going to run.
Ahh, the power of Twitter...
And the power of Larry Sabato, reinforced:
"Those who claimed hoax on Kaine class statement," he tweeted, "proven wrong."
