"Pro life" states and Hillary wanted a "I'm With Her" platform with a VP who basically was anti abortion personally, but not politically. It's a position I can respect for someone to not let their personal affairs interfere with their politics, BUT the reason he got the shoulder tap for the VP position is because he had to step down as DNC chair and nominate Debbie WS to run the DNC to help lay the ground work for the 2016 primary to shove Hillary to the nomination. He wasn't made VP as any strategic ticket nor as a decision echoed from the base. People are acting like Bernie turned down being VP as if that wasn't already the battered deal to have Kaine. It was so transparent, but speak on facts and people call it a conspiracy.