Julián Castro

Castro getting a bump among Latinos
April 19, 2019



Former San Antonio mayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro has struggled to gain traction in the 2020 primary, lagging in the polls and still shy of the 65,000-donor mark that would help him lock in a spot on the June debate stage. But a recent poll found that when you increase the number of Latinos surveyed, Castro’s prospects improve. A poll released Thursday showed Castro with the fourth-highest favorability rating among all Democratic candidates, trailing just Biden, Sanders and O’Rourke. The poll also found Castro with the lowest unfavorable rating of all candidates, at just 18 percent.

If Castro, the only Hispanic candidate currently in the race, can survive the earliest debates and contests, the map starts to become friendlier. Nevada, the third primary race, scheduled for Feb. 22, has a substantial Latino population. On March 3, millions of Latino voters will head to the polls in California and Texas (Castro’s home state) for a packed Super Tuesday slate. Earlier this month, Castro became the first 2020 candidate to put forth an immigration plan, which would roll back laws put in place by Trump and former President George W. Bush.

“It’s becoming much more noticeable that @JulianCastro is gaining traction in the Latino community,” tweeted immigration activist Astrid Silva Friday morning, citing his ranking in the new poll. — Christopher Wilson

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Julian Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News

Julian Castro, the former Obama housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, has dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The only Latino in the field, Castro established himself as one of the more progressive members in the primary race but had been struggling to raise money and fight his way back onto the debate stage.

“It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today,” he tweeted. “I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. I’m going to keep fighting for an America where everyone counts—I hope you’ll join me in that fight.”


Julián Castro

@JulianCastro
It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today.

I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. I’m going to keep fighting for an America where everyone counts—I hope you’ll join me in that fight.

7:12 AM - Jan 2, 2020

In a video released by the campaign, Castro said they've "shaped the conversation on so many important issues in this race, stood up for the most vulnerable people, and given a voice to those who are often forgotten."

Castro started flirting with a White House run in early 2018 with trips to early-voting states and was the first to set up a presidential exploratory committee in December of that year.

But Castro had stalled for most of his campaign around 1 percent in polls and entered October low on money. Castro, 45, was among the youngest in the running but was previously eclipsed by another Texan in the race who dropped out this fall, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, and another young former mayor, Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind.

His campaign and supporters, meanwhile, grumbled that Castro didn't get due credit for taking out-front positions. For instance, Castro sought to decriminalize border crossings, forcing the rest of the primary field to debate the controversial stance -- most of them ended up endorsing the idea.

Trying to show he could go to-to-toe with President Trump, Castro swung for big moments on debate stages. But he faced a backlash in September after appearing to swipe at Biden's age by accusing him of forgetting his position on a health care issue.

"I'm fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama, and you're not," Castro also shot back at the time.

Castro -- who was Obama's housing secretary in his second term -- denied taking a personal dig at Biden as others in the field condemned the exchange.

Castro failed to make the stage in the last two debates and was almost certain to be shut out of the January debate as well.

He recently pulled out his small staffs from the early-voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina in order to focus on Iowa and Nevada, as well as his home state of Texas.

It's time for the field to narrow considerably, just like last time when Christie, Carson, Bush, Fiorina, etc. dropped out. It gets to a point like musical chairs - only one will remain.

Sara wrote:

It's time for the field to narrow considerably, just like last time when Christie, Carson, Bush, Fiorina, etc. dropped out. It gets to a point like musical chairs - only one will remain.

I'm with Pete..
ALL the old farts need to go
hand over the torch..
the nation needs Young,
a new day a new time..

the republican congress looks like an old folks home ahaa
Some Dems need to retire too.
at least- the house is high with youngblood.