Tim Kaine

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John Wallmeyer, of Ashland, Va., listens as Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor George Allen concedes the senate race to former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during his election night party event at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine (D) holds up a fist as he delivers his victory speech after winning the Virginia election for U.S. Senate at his election night party at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Supporters in the crowd listen as Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor George Allen concedes the senate race to former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during his election night party event at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine (D) with his family as he arrives to a cheering audience at his election night party at the Richmond Marriott after winning the Virginia election for U.S. Senate, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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George Allen campaign finance director Gina Padrone collects campaign signs from the lectern after Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor George Allen conceded the senate race to former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Supporters in the crowd listen as Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor George Allen concedes the senate race to former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during his election night party event at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Virginia, arrives to greet voters in Richmond. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington TImes)

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Democratic Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, wait in line to vote in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, walk back home after voting in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Vice president Joe Biden gestures during campaign rally at The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar Ironworks, as Democratic Senate candidate Timothy Kaine, left, listens in Richmond, Va., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Vice president Joe Biden gestures during campaign rally at The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar Ironworks, as Democratic Senate candidate Timothy Kaine, left, listens in Richmond, Va., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Senate candidate Tim Kaine (left) is joined by Sens. Mark R. Warner (center) and Jim Webb, both fellow Virginia Democrats, in greeting his supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Va., on Monday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden (right) leads the charge for Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine at a Monday rally in Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia, former Gov. Tim Kaine, runs to the stage to speak at a rally where President Obama and former President Bill Clinton appear later, Saturday night, Nov. 3, 2012, in Bristow, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)