Julian Castro 2016 POTUS

[L0oniX]

[still_one]

1. Would really like to get through this one first

[Avalux]

2. Not yet, Texas Governor 2016.

I'm selfish and want him to clean up this state first. I spent about an hour speaking to Joaquin this weekend, and both brothers are brilliant progressives who care.

[JeffHead]

5. I like him but he needs to wait for his turn.

Elizabeth Warren 2016

[Bucky]

48. Castro: 3 years in office. Warren: 0 years in office.

"Wait his turn" as an agument doesn't make a lot of sense if you're backing Warren. She's actually kind of my dream candidate, too, but I don't think she's exactly entitled to the gig.

Smart money would be on Cuomo, by the way, assuming Clinton & Biden both don't jump in. But the reality is, it's nobody's "turn" on our side of the fence. Dems always win when we nominate 40-somethings (Well, Carter was 50, but he was a youthful 50) without a lot of time logged in DC. That's probably not demographic destiny, of course. But it's interesting that we're always on our best game when we go for some kind of Bobby-surrogate. Warren's so fresh & different, she might just be the next Bobby we've been waiting for.

I assume you know who I mean by "Bobby".

[LeftInTX]

12. I wanna see him take out Rick Perry

[TBF]

18. Me too - he can use the experience as governor & he's young.

Plenty of time for Julian.

[Merlot]

35. Yes! plus, Texas having a Dem Gov would really kill repubs

[freshwest]

32. I think you're right. Obama and Sadler this time! Looking forward to seeing a lot more of the twins!

[brooklynite]

3. How about...no

Julian Castro is an admirable figure who made a great speech at the Convention. But before I commit to him in four years, I'd probably want to see some signs of electability in a Statewide race, rather than just a local municipality.

[ananda]

4. I would like him to be governor of Texas first.

We need a good Dem SO badly!

[MADem]

17. Usually it's a ten year slog between first notice and the national spotlight, sometimes more.

I remember reading about Bill Clinton being "one to watch" in the late seventies. He was viewed as Presidential timber way back when.

Castro will get his turn--might take ten or twenty years, but if he sticks to his principles he'll get a shot. A "President Castro" would be amusing on so many levels! I hope I live long enough to see the GOP's insinuating ads~~!!

[TBF]

19. San Antonio is hardly the local shire -

it's the 7th largest city in the country. But I too would like to see him win the governor's seat first and then let that energy (and that base) propel him to Washington.

[brooklynite]

22. Show me a voter distribution similar to that the swing states and I'll be more convinced.

[TBF]

38. We're not there yet -

Texas is coming along, demographics are changing, new latino Democratic chairman. All good but it will take some time & it will be more than 4 years. No argument there.

[Bucky]

49. Ha! I wonder how many former Dean supporters are deriding Castro's experience.

I love Howard Dean, but governoring Vermont is a much lighter job than mayoring San Antonio.

I love all yall yankees out there in DU-land, too, so please don't hit me.

[loyalsister]

47. He seems like a smart progressive guy

but, he lost me at "so I could hold this microphone instead of a mop." There are lots of people pushing mops who may not have had the same opportunities. They work hard for their families or to put themselves through school, etc... flaunting privilege gained and the luck\opportunity to rise above circumstances comes off a a little arrogant and disdainful.
There are a lot of people who are as smart as he is and are still pushing a mop.

[Tikki]

6. He's great...His mother (Rosie Castro) is one strong, smart and dedicated woman...

Tikki

[Rosco T.]

7. Not quite...

Julian Castro 2016 VPOTUS

[Historic NY]

8. Biden/Castro 2016.

[Terra Alta]

9. I'd like to see him as Elizabeth Warren's VP pick in 2016

but let's get past this election first.

[BlueMan Votes]

10. as if 'Barack Hussein Obama' wasn't bad enough to them...

having a Castro in the white house would drive the reich wing completely nucking futs.

[jeff47]

13. Is that a positive or a negative? (nt)

[BlueMan Votes]

21. well either way, it's a pretty short drive to begin with.

[cherish44]

41. lol good one!

high five*

[randome]

11. More intriguing, perhaps, is who will the Republicans run?

It's been downhill for them for a long time now.

Who could have guessed they would run a candidate worse than Bush, Jr.?

We get Palin.

Who could have guessed they would run a candidate worse than Palin?

We get Romney.

Who could they possibly run that is worse than Romney?

We get ??????

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. Jerry Sandusky. nt

[BlueMan Votes]

23. Jeb Bush/Khris KrispyKreme

Christie basically threw his hat into the ring yesterday.

[hifiguy]

44. Icky Ricky Santorum. nt

[kestrel91316]

14. Not yet. He needs a bit more experience and a few more gray hairs for credibility.

But I DO like him.

I much prefer him to our smarmy mayor, Villaraigosa, that's for sure.

[TwilightGardener]

29. I am just scratching my head over your post.

It makes no sense.

[TwilightGardener]

30. Could you please explain why you are accusing

this poster of racism?

[DonCoquixote]

15. no

There are certain people who, even if Obama was to be the second coming, are still mad that St. Hillary did not get crowned. I myself am uncertain, she does some things wonderfully, but she is a war hawk that migth be too eager to cement her legacy the way Meir and thatcher did, kill a lot of brown people. However, if she wants it, she has it...it is just a matter of her veep.

[BlueMan Votes]

27. hillary's generation needs to pass the torch.

she'll be a bit too old in 2016, and people want to look forward.
I wonder if they'd let Obama put her on the Supreme Court.

[madinmaryland]

20. Martin O'Malley 2016. nt

[thjudd81]

24. A great guy - but more info needed.

I think Julian is a great guy - but I want to know more about his own policies before I commit to such a statement =P Just your typical, cynical Iowa Democrat here. Where does he stand on gay rights, animal rights, and sizeism?

[Merlot]

36. More info is needed.

I know that his speech at the Dem Conv was supposed to be the second coming of Obama in '04, but I really just didn't feel it. Yes, he's got a great life story, and a lot of potential. But I'm not seeing that presidential "thing" yet.

Next prez needs to be a woman, if you can find one named Castro that would be cool. Because as someone upstream noted, having a "President Castro" would really make the batshit hit the fan.

[thjudd81]

42. Equality for ALL

I don't really care what race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or anything the next President is, as long as they are for social justice and equality for ALL.

[Merlot]

45. In theory I agree with you, and Obama has done a lot for women

When I see all the black children looking up at him, I know their world has changed.

I'd like little girls to have that opportunity as well.

[fadedrose]

25. I'm still hanging in there for Joe Biden . . . nt

[Tx4obama]

31. 2016 is too soon. Julian Castro will run for Texas Governor seat first. n/t

[DonRedwood]

33. clinton/castro

[L0oniX]

34. +2016

[TBF]

39. That might be a possibility. nt

[Jennicut]

37. H is 38 and has plenty of time.

Would love to see him as Gov of Texas and gain more experience. He is two years older then me and a great representation of my generation, unlike Paul Ryan.

[TBF]

40. Demographics in TX (key is the youth) -

An article from Kos early this year that lays it out. 2016 is likely too soon for Julian - a race for Governor or being selected as a potential VP candidate would be more likely. But this is definitely good news for anyone who looks at Texas and thinks "hopeless". In fact sometimes I feel that way! But the youth here may turn the tide to blue ... just give them 15 years. Julian is 38. It's unreasonable to look at him as a strong candidate for 2016, but the possibility is there down the road.

Projecting Texas: The coming Democratic plurality
Mon Jul 30, 2012 at 07:11 AM PDT

First, a little bit of background on Texas demographics. As of the 2010 census, the state was about 45% white, 38% hispanic, 11% black, and 6% other, mostly Asian. That's compared to 53/32/11/4 in 2000. State's getting less white, more hispanic. But you knew that ...

Okay, there you go. If this diary is offering a prediction, this is it. And what this prediction says is that Texas ought to be on the cusp of competitiveness by 2024 - and, though the numbers don't go this far out, it's clear that the state ought to have a gen-u-ine Dem+ PVI by 2028. A slight one, but still.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/30/1114634/-Projecting-Texas-The-Coming-Democratic-Plurality

[hifiguy]

43. He needs to get elected to a statewide office

or to the Senate. But I haven't seen a young politician with such great prospects since that Senator from Illinois back in '04. Now what was his name again?

[krawhitham]

46. I was not impressed at the convention