Mitt Romney has undergone an extreme makeover, and it ain’t pretty.

The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. My grandmother never owned a house. She cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. But she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

[People] are ready to go out and vote. There's a difference between being ready and energized and actually going out and voting.

At the same time, it's people that are employed - many folks - but they're still not earning enough to get into the middle class.

When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, "No."

My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward.

Tim Kaine is an excellent choice for vice president.