We may want him to, but Rep. Joaquin Castro probably isn’t running for Governor.
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Exiting a summit on citizen diplomacy Tuesday at the Texas Capitol, U.S. Rep. Joaquín Castro, D-San Antonio, was trailed by a handful of reporters.
“Something tells me you didn’t come to hear a speech about international affairs,” Castro said.He was right.
The reporters were there to once again ask whether he would consider running for governor in 2018.
It has become a somewhat tired ritual. But with no hint of any formidable Democratic candidate ready to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott, reporters have little else to work with, and for Castro, as for his twin brother, Julián, the only day more nettlesome than the ones on which they are asked about their future political ambitions, will be the day when reporters stop asking about those ambitions.
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Last week, Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa stirred the ashes of hope that Joaquín Castro might run in 2018 in search of faint embers.
“He’s never ruled it out,” Hinojosa said of Castro.
So, Castro was asked Tuesday, apropos Hinojosa’s comments, “Are you still considering it?”
“No. I have nothing further to add right now,” Castro replied. “My plan is to run for re-election, as I said when we had a press conference here about a month ago.”
That was Aug. 16, when Castro, also in the Capitol where he served 10 years as a state representative, said to much the same gaggle of reporters, “Well, I have a job right now, and my plan is to run for re-election.”
Castro was asked Tuesday if Hinojosa was guilty of peddling false information.
“The chairman is a great friend and has worked really hard building up the Democratic Party over the last few years, and I’m very appreciative of his work,” Castro said.
Have you ruled out a run for governor?
“My plan is to run for re-election,” replied Castro, now chuckling at the inability of reporters to let it go.
See here for the background. One can twist oneself into knots parsing each word and coming up with Reasons why this isn’t a flat denial, but one would be deluding oneself. He’s not running for Governor, for all the reasons why he didn’t run for Senate and more. Maybe there is someone out there with a decent profile who will (*cough* *cough* Pete Gallego *cough* *cough*), but barring anything unforeseen, I’ll take the chance of looking foolish and saying there’s no there there. He’s running for re-election, and that’s that. Sorry, y’all.
Almost any decent person would be better than the worthless person who is now governor. Who ever signs up will receive more votes than Wendy.
Receiving more votes than Wendy Davis only helps if it is 50 percent of the overall.
You are wrong Burt but I won’t try to explain why even getting closer has an impact and how things are done.