Julian Castro is finally running but fighting to get noticed

[TexasTowelie]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Julián Castro's run for president followed a fast rise in the Democratic Party: a big-city Latino mayor of San Antonio at age 34, an Obama Cabinet member and a contender for Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

But signs of an upward trajectory have been hard to spot in his presidential campaign, which on Wednesday returns to Texas — where even on his own turf, Castro's challenges have been laid bare.

He's been overshadowed by former congressman Beto O'Rourke, who remains a sensation in Texas after his narrow U.S. Senate loss to Republican Ted Cruz. He's drawn smaller crowds than rival candidates who've swung through the Lone Star State. His fundraising has been sluggish, in part because of his earlier choices. Although Democrats long regarded Castro as their brightest star in Texas, time and again he resisted calls to run for statewide office and must now build a supporter list from scratch.

Bigger-name candidates are also struggling for a foothold in a crowded 2020 field, and Castro aides point to a donor uptick in April. But the slow start has nonetheless puzzled some supporters and left a former up-and-comer who delivered Democrats' keynote speech at their 2012 convention in the back of the pack, not even guaranteed of making the first debates.

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1. K&R for Castro!

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2. castro is in my top 3 at this moment in time.

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3. Oh wow.. I'm rooting

for them all in the top tiers except for 2 I don't want.

Otherwise lots of excellent choices to choose from, and narrow down to whom would be the best to beat the anti-Christ.

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4. Let me guess..

the two I don't want... Tulsi and Kirsten?

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5. Yeah, Gabbard

is one.. the other is Sanders.

I don't even think about Gillibrand.

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6. I supported Sanders last time and I like him but...

He's another 4 years older and probably the most divisive of the candidates. People either love him or hate him. We need a uniter not a divider. Right now I'm supporting Elizabeth Warren because I supported Warren before Sanders jumped in and Warren didn't in 2016. The policies are essentially the same but the personalities are different. I will still say I love Bernie but not for president this time. Anyway, we will need someone in the Senate that isn't afraid to call bullshit on the Republicans and Bernie is good for that even if he still calls himself an Independent. Besides, he almost always votes with the Democrats.