surrogates are really gonna matter.
i have been thinking about this, as they have wrung their hands on my teevee about how these senators can compete while stuck in d.c. with their mouths taped shut most of the day.
i think this is a stupid topic, really. i mean, it's a thing, but it is hardly the immovable object.
they will still tweet, and talk on the tv at the end of the day's hearings. but the big thing will be who they can send out as stand-ins. if castro steps up, that is a big plus for warren.
really sad to see him go, but really glad to have him on the team.

Link to tweet

for sharing that! What an amazing 3 minutes!
Yay!

That he wasn’t at all being considered for Biden’s ticket.

Because you’re not a Warren supporter?

Biden would probably choose a female running mate, but we won’t know unless he becomes the candidate.

Candidates don’t always choose their running mate based on how much they like each other. And Castro didn’t bash Biden in this statement, he just supported Warren. So I doubt this endorsement changes his chances of being VP, regardless of who the candidate is.

That there is one candidate I see who's unafraid to fight like hell.

The fact is every Democrat in the race is unafraid to fight like hell.

No matter, he's blown his political future with his numerous attacks on fellow Democratic candidates during this campaign in my estimation.

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This is how campaigning works. The players bash each other (usually much harder than excluding them from a list of people who are being praised) during the primaries, then gather together to support the eventual winner once one is decided. The man who coined the term “Voodoo Economics” became Reagan’s VP. This is how the sausage is made, and Castro has done nothing out of the ordinary.

Which isn’t much different than what Castro said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/15/bidens-democratic-challengers-dont-really-want-to-win-heres-the-proof.html

So which other candidates do you think haven’t said something like this?

Good grief!

He called him “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” which is exactly the kind of coded racist language that has been used against African Americans forever. He apologized and became Obama’s friend and running mate later. He’s not above this, no matter how you try to spin it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2008_presidential_campaign#First-quarter_2007

This...is how...it’s done. Ted Kennedy viciously attacked Jimmy Carter in the primaries, and we all got over it. There are numerous other examples. Castro’s criticisms were quite mild by comparison to some.

Not cool.

You linked article was bogus.

Obama thought enough of Joe Biden to select him as VP. Says it all for me.

more than the other candidates

Who says Biden will win the nomination? Also Castros' platform is closer to Warren's than the same old from Joe, it makes sense he would endorse the candidate who shares his ideology more closely, he is a progressive.

I am still undecided, but I do think Biden is highly likely to win the nomination.

In many threads here and in the media, Castro is touted as a potential running mate for Biden, all I’m saying is that this endorsement makes it pretty clear both men know that is not going to happen.

Having served alongside Biden it may be that;

There is some animosity between them

Castro knows Biden doesn't want to work with him

Castro doesn't want to work with Biden

Castro knows the direction that Biden is likely to go and disagrees with it.

This isn't out of left field. Castro knows who will embrace his agenda best.

I for one will take him at his word that he feels that Warren will make a good president.

n/t

i think she has a ton of support on the ground that is not being measured.
i know my rep, jan schakowky, is on team warren, and that should make joe quake in his boots. if you want to know why obama won iowa, and how he took all but one state adjacent to illinois, here we call it the lean, mean, 9th district machine.
went to her holiday party and the machine is not only up and running, a happier band of warriors you have never seen.

BTW how do I change my posts to show I support Liz?

and aint nobody on this bus ready to get dirty, either.

it's on your profile.

You can change your preference there~

but, will jump in to defend Warren when she’s unfairly attacked.

Dream big, fight hard!

i like a warren/castro ticket even better.
both of them speak to my core principles- if babies and mothers are not supported, your civilization is a failure.
and they do it was a fulsome picture of the problems and the solutions.

this is a thing i could go on about all.day.every.day.
sometimes i do.
but this is the key to it all.
do just that part, and in a generation, you have a better world.
in a few generations, the sins of the past are healed. intergenerational trauma is wiped out.

if we make them count all the votes, we win it all.

I think it's a very good endorsement. He would make a great vp candidate.

And young enough to be a strong potus candidate in 2028.

Would have won, IMO.

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I've has to fix that more than once.

Thanks Julian.
And yes he will be a great leader in the near future!

nicely done!

If Castro is going to work for the campaign, that's a big plus.

His favorability/unfavorability ratings average -9.5.

Castro is an active and able man. He is respected by everyone in the democratic party for his intelligence and ability while in office.

How would it not be a plus?

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