I wish he was polling higher. He'd be my VP pick for Warren at this point, just not sure how he moves the black/moderate/etc vote.

Dude grew on me, though.

>I'm at the weird spot right now where I don't see any good
>options for the top of the ticket. But Castro is the obvious
>runningmate for just about anyone, and particularly Warren.
>
>(I'd talk about him at the top of the ticket if not for those
>stubborn polls. But maybe there's time.)

I would too, actually. Not my first choice, but I like him a lot.

>
>Reeq is absolutely right that the ticket can't be two white
>people, and that we need black turnout. But there's also an
>opportunity for historically high hispanic turnout, which has
>a lot of room to grow and is consistently getting more and
>more important, even in red states that might move blue in the
>coming decades.

Definitely.

>
>Speaking of which, Texas has been a dream state for Dems for
>my whole adult life. And while it's naive to think that
>putting Castro on the ticket would finally win the state for
>us, demographics and polls make it clear that we will win it
>eventually, and it's not outside the realm of possibility this
>time. When we do, it'll completely change the Electoral
>College situation.
>
>Also, as I think you noted elsewhere, Castro brings at least
>some connection to the Obama administration (*and* he can get
>through a sentence without finding a way to say the opposite
>of what he meant to say).

Yep. I know you hate the word "establishment"...so pick another word if you like. But, I wish Biden wasn't running so the 'establishment'/whatever would throw more weight (endorsements, etc) behind a guy like Castro.

And generally as a former Cabinet
>member, he can speak as a representative for the pragmatic
>work of government. What I'm dancing around is: he's enough of
>an insider that he might be able to temper fears of Warren's
>radical side.

I agree, though he is being painted as radical on immigration. Though his stance is often mis-stated of course.