Several media reports including The New York Times, said while Clinton had not made a final decision, Democrats close to her presidential campaign signaled strongly Thursday that the 58-year-old Kaine is likely to be announced as her running mate, in an email to supporters while she is on a campaign move in Florida on Friday afternoon.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her vice-presidential pick as early as Friday and Democrats familiar with the search believe she is likely to settle on [Catholic] Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.