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What other options were available to achieve their goals?

I'd argue that Pence brought quite a lot to the Trump campaign in reeling in Republicans skeptical that Trump would champion conservative causes.

What did Kaine bring to the Clinton campaign? Not much it appears.

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Kaine was probably promised the VC role when he resigned from the DNC and was succeeded by Debbie Wasserman Schultz. As far as I remember he even recommended her for the post. Everything was in place for a Hillary nomination except Berney...

Kaine brought Virginia, maybe, but that was clearly insufficient.

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