The Republican Party is no doubt proud of itself for having Hispanic candidates like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz running for the GOP presidential nomination, as it should be. And then there's Jeb Bush and however it is he positions himself as Hispanic-friendly. Republicans needed to do something about their woeful performance among Hispanic voters in 2102, and perhaps they have, although in my mind a candidate's heritage is less important than whether they will actually support policies that aid those they are trying to court. But that's me.
With this in mind, it was interesting to read that a former Clinton administration official is going around saying "Hillary Clinton will pick Julian Castro as her running mate if she wins the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination."
"What I am hearing in Washington, including from people in Hillary Clinton's campaign, is that the first person on their lists is Julian Castro, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who used to be the Mayor of San Antonio," Henry Cisneros, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary under President Bill Clinton, said Sunday on Univision's "Al Punto" program.
"They don't have a second option, because he is the superior candidate considering his record, personality, demeanor and Latin heritage," Cisneros added.
"I think there is a very high possibility that Hillary Clinton may choose Julian Castro,” he said.
You may recall that he was widely praised for his keynote address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Should the Republicans really be proud to have Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz? They are both conservative Cubans. There is no immigration issue for Cubans in this country. If they get here, they can stay. I also have a hard time seeing them as anything but "white," given that they are whiter than I am (and I don't go out in the sun). The Republicans also have women in the party, even as they fight against women's rights. I don't know. It just doesn't seem to me like it says anything good about the Republican Party to have this kind of homogeneous "diversity."
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Julian Castro would be a good pick, but a "Clinton/Castro" bumper sticker in certain parts of Miami would go over like a lead pastelito.
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