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TexasTowelie

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14. Julian Castro can win Bexar county and most of the border counties.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 24, 2021, 11:22 PM

Sep 2021

However, that isn't enough to win the state. Beto has shown that he can be a huge fundraiser and that will be necessary since Abbott already has $70 million in campaign funds. I also believe that Beto can handle Abbott in a one-on-one debate and roll with the punches during a campaign better than Castro can. Castro did demonstrate that he knows how to launch an attack on his competitors during the presidential debates in 2019 and 2020, but he wasn't as capable at defending his own positions.

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how about a beto/castro texas ticket for gov/lt gov next year? [View all] msongs Sep 2021 OP

We elect Lt Gov separately LeftInTX Sep 2021 #1

+1 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #17

Which Castro? nycbos Sep 2021 #2

julian is available and fidel has moved on nt msongs Sep 2021 #3

There is his brother Joaquin. nycbos Sep 2021 #4

maybe the dems should run nobody if it's so hopeless nt msongs Sep 2021 #6

You joke, but there's idiots who make that association Bucky Sep 2021 #8

lol nt msongs Sep 2021 #9

I bet you hated Howard Dean's 50 state strategy. Bucky Sep 2021 #10

I loved Howard Dean nycbos Sep 2021 #11

There won't be (m)any of those after redistricting Bucky Sep 2021 #12

I agree nycbos Sep 2021 #15

I may only be a towel, TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #16

I don't begrudge them the input and I don't mind the ignorance of our state politics Bucky Sep 2021 #25

That is current Democratic logic Rstrstx Sep 2021 #30

The overblown Dean Scream seems so tame... LiberatedUSA Sep 2021 #31

Only Beto. Castro is not well liked in the state. JI7 Sep 2021 #5

Julian Castro can win Bexar county and most of the border counties. TexasTowelie Sep 2021 #14

Beto figuratively shot himself in the foot with his gun control rhetoric madville Sep 2021 #21

I believe he used the word "confiscate". Political suicide.Unfortunate.As I really like him redstateblues Sep 2021 #26

Joachim would have to take a step down from the House to be LtGov Bucky Sep 2021 #7

Joaquin cannot campaign..LOL LeftInTX Sep 2021 #19

I thought he did a great job on the impeachment. He's a serious guy, an intellectual Bucky Sep 2021 #22

I think he's a natural introvert LeftInTX Sep 2021 #27

Uh, no. I'm used to losing. UTUSN Sep 2021 #13

We'll.. I, for one Deuxcents Sep 2021 #18

Matthew McConaughey is probably going to run and win. Calista241 Sep 2021 #20

What??? McConaughey is a non-voter LeftInTX Sep 2021 #23

Good, because I hope he makes more movies instead. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #28

I truly hope he doesn't Bucky Sep 2021 #24

I am not opposed to replacing Collier on the ticket LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #29