Julian Castro Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential

Style Magazine Newswire | 1/3/2020, 12:20 p.m.
Julian Castro is no longer seeking the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination.
Julian Castro

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Julian Castro is no longer seeking the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination. Castro's announcement that he will drop out of the crowded field competing for the right to challenge President Trump comes after he threatened to suspend his White House bid if he didn't qualify for the November debate, failed to qualify for the December round, and laid off campaign employees in New Hampshire and South Carolina. If he had won the primary and the general elections, he would've been the first Latino president. Despite being one of the first contenders to declare their candidacy, the Obama administration-era housing and urban development secretary and former mayor of San Antonio, 45, failed to gain momentum in the polls and fundraising. Yet, his long-shot status had one advantage: It provided him the opportunity to help push the conversation to the left.

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