A Clinton-Castro ticket gets put to an early test in Iowa [View all]

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PS--I do hope Julian is on the ticket


A Clinton-Castro ticket gets put to an early test in Iowa




http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-julian-castro-iowa-clinton-20160125-story.html

Kate Linthicum





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Julian Castro and Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton, right, stands with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro after she was introduced during a campaign event in San Antonio. (Eric Gay / Associated Press)
Kate LinthicumKate LinthicumContact Reporter




Julian Castro, a rising star in the Democratic Party, was stumping for Hillary Clinton in southeastern Iowa on Sunday when a union leader extended a hand and a question in Spanish.

“I heard Clinton might pick you for vice president,” said Jose Pulido, who represents workers at a hog slaughterhouse that has helped draw thousands of Latinos to this small city straddling the icy Des Moines River.

Castro flashed a toothy smile. “Quien sabes,” he answered, shaking his head. Who knows?


As the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio, Castro’s ethnic roots, up-from-the-bootstraps story and quick ascent in politics have earned him comparisons to President Obama. He is frequently mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick for Clinton, should she prevail as her party's nominee.




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Julian Castro greets Sister Irene Munoz, a Hillary Clinton volunteer, at a campaign event in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Sunday. (Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times)



The Clinton campaign’s Latino outreach efforts here are led by Irene Munoz, a Roman Catholic nun who has watched the town change in recent years as Latinos have moved in to take low-paying jobs at the pork processing plant on the southern edge of town..................

......Holly Moore, a Clinton volunteer in Fairfield, came away impressed. She said she liked Castro’s politics, especially his work to expand education opportunities for young children.

His ethnicity, she said, is a nice bonus. “I don’t think anybody can be president anymore without a diverse ticket,” she said.