Julian Castro says he's 'likely' to challenge Trump in 2020

[JonLP24]

Source: CNN

By David Wright, CNN
Updated 1:15 AM EDT, Wed October 17, 2018

(CNN) Former Obama administration official and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro said he is "likely" to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

"I'm likely to do it. I have a strong vision for the country. I believe that our country's going in the wrong direction and that it needs new leadership. I'll make a final decision after November, but I'm inclined to do it," Castro said in an interview published by Rolling Stone on Tuesday.

Castro, who was the secretary of housing and urban development during the Obama administration, has stoked speculation about his presidential ambitions in a series of public comments and with increasingly frequent travel to presidential primary states. He had been rumored to be a contender for the vice presidential spot on the 2016 Democratic ticket.

Over the weekend, the Texas Democrat was in Iowa campaigning for J.D. Scholten, a candidate for Iowa's 4th Congressional District. It was Castro's second trip to the state since August

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[diane in sf]

1. Hopefully tRump will be resigned, dead, or in prison by 2020,

[SKKY]

2. This is positive....

...I don't believe I would vote for him over, say, Kamala Harris, but I do believe he is someone who will be a heavy hitter in the Democratic party going forward.

[DownriverDem]

3. Okay

I sure hope we don't have a ton of candidates like the repubs did. The process lasted too long.

[JonLP24]

5. I'm afraid that's where we're heading

A candidate could win with 30% of the vote.

[pangaia]

4. This has nothing to do per se with Julian Castro, but..

whenever I hear a politician say things like, "I have a strong vision for the country. I believe that our country's going in the wrong direction and that it needs new leadership..."

OR

"It's time for a change."

OR

"Let's make America strong(again/or not).."


I just make another cup of coffee...

[PDittie]

6. As a lifetime Texan

my carefully considered advice to the nation is to take a hard pass.

[Aristus]

7. Whew! So we're already gaslighting potential Democratic candidates for 2020, huh?

Susan and Bernie, your table in the Political Orthodoxy section is ready...

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. Highest elected office is a city of 1.5 Million

I like him, but he's not ready. He should challenge Cornyn in 2020.

[LakeArenal]

9. He's great. Lots of VP potential.