Julian Castro Doesn’t Qualify for November Democrat Debate
“missing the debate stage comes at a trying time for the Texan’s campaign”
Julian Castro was probably never going to be the Democrat nominee, but he has managed to hang on for longer than Beto O’Rourke and Bill de Blasio.
Now he has missed the threshold for the next Democrat debate this month.
Is this the tipping point for his campaign?
Zach Montellaro reports at Politico:
Castro to miss November debate
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro won’t qualify for the next Democratic presidential primary debate, the only candidate still in the race who participated in the October debate to miss out on November’s.
Ten candidates are projected to participate in the debate cohosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post on Nov. 20 in Atlanta, according to POLITICO’s tracking of public polling and donor figures: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.
All ten participated in the October debate, along with Castro and Beto O’Rourke — who dropped out of the race earlier this month. The qualifying period ends at midnight Wednesday, and the Democratic National Committee is expected to make the lineup official on Thursday.
Castro missing the debate stage comes at a trying time for the Texan’s campaign. Last week, POLITICO reported that he was laying off his staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina, with the intent to focus his now long-shot bid on Iowa and Nevada.
Tulsi Gabbard made the cut, but not Castro. That has to sting.
NBC News reports that Castro is trying to remain relevant despite this. Basically, he is yelling louder on social media. It’s not clear how this is going to save his campaign:
Julián Castro pushes to stay visible in 2020 race even if he’s absent from next debate
Certain that he won’t be in next week’s Democratic debate, presidential candidate Julián Castro has doubled down on ensuring his voice and campaign don’t fade from the 2020 race.
Castro has been unable to meet the polling criteria to qualify for the Nov. 20 debate in Atlanta. The end of the day Wednesday is the deadline to reach the polling threshold of 3 percent or higher in four approved polls or 5 percent in two early state polls. No polls have Castro at those levels.
Despite that, Castro has been commanding news and social media attention this week by taking outspoken stands on the primary process, releasing new policy proposals and amplifying his proposals on issues he has championed during his campaign…
Recently, Castro criticized the Democratic Party practice of holding its first-in-the nation nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, states that are overwhelmingly white.
Nothing says confidence like playing the race card on the first primary states:
While campaigning in Iowa, @JulianCastro says:
“We can’t say to black women “oh thank you, you are the ones empowering our victories,” and then turn around and start our nominating contests in two states that have barely any black people in them.” pic.twitter.com/8M3rKvqpzr
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) November 12, 2019
Missing the next debate is going to affect public perception of his campaign, especially when media analysts repeatedly note his absence.
It’s difficult to see how he gets back into the main field after this.
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Darn. One less useful idiot for the Hillary/Michelle ticket to predictably parachute into during the Summer of 2020.
I can’t decide if “putz” or “hack” is the more appropriate word to describe this zero.
Respect his ethnicity: Puto!
Pendejo jerkoff would be better.
I’m thinking more like douchebag.
I guess this means the DNC will be laying off their supplier of podium booster boxes?
No, they’re going to need it for Deval Patrick and Michael Bloomberg.
Remember this one by Randy Newman?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bfyS-S-IJs
So now he can get back to his day job right?
did you see the box he had to stand on during the last debate? I think his day job is standing next to zombie Ricardo Montalban and shouting “De Plane! De Plane!”
his day job was as mayor of san antonio. it might sound impressive, however the city also employees a city manager. under this organization that is the person that does the heavy listing. the mayor is largely ceremonial. you could even say he was the queen of san antonio.
What happened to Kooky Crystal Lady? She was the only fun one in the whole bunch.
She was also more in touch with reality than the rest of them.
She was taken away by the aliens. But seriously, she completely disappeared from news coverage of the campaign once they realized she was an embarrassment.
Yes, strange. A total loon, but at least not a sniveling shit like the rest of them. She made the Dem lineup at least look native to this planet and not all cybernetic talking dolls of the Borg Collective.
Doesn’t qualify?
Obviously racism.
Is he still running?
Oh, pobrecito!
Calling him a “Texan” is like calling me “Pawnee.” Might be in my blood, but not my culture.
He’s just an opportunistic, ungrateful piece of garbage.
I’m sure the few blacks in Iowa really feel great about your dismissal of them, Julian.
Don’t fret Julio, it’s them darn gringos, always holding you back. Remember the Alamo!
Another one bites the dust…ole’
Julian Castro doesn’t qualify to clean toilets at Grand Central…
GOOD ! I am certain that he, along with so many others, was an OPEN BORDERS candidate, who wasn’t in favor of “diversity” at all, but only wanted Central Americans to have more access to this country. Only he didn’t seem to realize that NOW, Asians and Africans and people from all over, are sneaking into the country through our southern borders !
I hear they’ve already stenciled Bloomberg’s name on Castro’s debate ‘booster box.”