Not to get ahead of ourselves but...

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34. Thank you for clarifying.

It is an easy mistake as there is not a lot of name recognition outside of TX for either of the brothers despite a convention speech.

I would not dismiss Julian as long as he is not tainted like his brother by the Third Way.

But no one knew who Castro was before the convention. There have got to be other young progressive dems out there ready for the national stage. Especially in the purple states. If not we should be giving to their campaigns to develop them.

That is what you said. You did infer that Castro is a young progressive Dem. I think you can see how your phrasing might lead to that kind of conclusion.

I may be open to him now that I know he is NOT his brother. And I don't like making choices because someone is young, Latino, charismatic, etc.. Optics are important after substance for me, never before. That's why I didn't fall for Reagan, Bill Clinton, or Obama. The substance of who each of them was not in congruence with what they had done and espoused.

Do you have any material on Julian that shows where he stands on both economic and social justice issues? What are his positions with regards to war and the use of the US military? Where does he stand on Citizens United and the revolving door between Wall Street & DC? Has he spoken out with regards to BLM? Those are the things I want and need to know beyond the fact that he was a good mayor, is young, Latino, and charismatic.