Will Joaquin Castro Challenge John Cornyn After All?
Where is Joaquin Castro? About a month ago, news reports indicated that the U.S. congressman from San Antonio was days away from announcing he would challenge incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. But Castro hasn’t said much since then.
Abby Livingston, Washington bureau chief for The Texas Tribune, says she believes Castro will announce his decision soon, perhaps by Wednesday. She says Democrats, and Castro, in particular, may be realizing just how difficult a challenge to Cornyn could be.
“I’ve covered a lot of races … and you start planning for a Senate race a year in advance, at least,” Livingston says. “So, when all this hubbub was going on in late March, I’m looking at this, going, ‘I don’t see the evidence he’s running for Senate.'”
Livingston says Castro hasn’t taken crucial steps like meeting with Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer about his potential candidacy.
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