After Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., spoke Monday to the class of Larry J. Sabato, a University of Virginia professor and political analyst, a student from Midlothian came up to say hello. The student wasn’t interested in talking about Kaine’s tenure as governor or his work in the Senate. He wanted to talk about Kaine’s time on the Richmond City Council and to tell Kaine how proud he is to be from the Richmond region. Kaine said the student’s comment – that he’s proud to be from Richmond – dovetails with what his children tell him about the city on a re...