Julian Castro is once again blaming the media for the negative reaction to his debate attacks

[highplainsdem]

Castro did this after his attacks on Obama backfired in the previous debate:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287226788


And now he's trying to do it again:


https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/politics/julian-castro-biden-2020-democratic-debate-attack-cnntv/index.html

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro said his criticism of Joe Biden and his health care policy during Thursday's Democratic debate was not personal and denied that he was attacking the former vice president's memory.

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Asked on CNN Friday morning if he was questioning Biden's memory, Castro replied: "This is the game that the media like to play."

Castro said he would've posed the same question of the other candidates on stage if they had done something similar to Biden.

"It didn't matter that it was Joe Biden. If it had been another candidate that tried to deny what they just said two minutes ago, I would have asked them the same thing," Castro said.

Emphasis added.

[George II]

1. There was a negative reaction to his debate attacks instantaneously - did he not hear the crowd?

After that major gaffe one would have expected him to be contrite this morning, not defensive and combative.

As the saying goes, "when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

[murielm99]

6. Yes.

The minute he spoke, I knew he was toast. And that was seconds before the crowd reaction!

I have always liked him. This is too bad for him.

[LeftTurn3623]

2. I pretty much lost all respect for Julian Castro

Not to mention they read back the transcript and Biden was right.


Please keep him off the next debate stage

[MFGsunny]

9. Same here. n/t

[Progressive dog]

12. Ditto

[crazytown]

3. L-I-A-R

It didn't matter that it was Joe Biden. If it had been another candidate that tried to deny what they just said two minutes ago, I would have asked them the same thing

Who do you think you're fooling? The studio audience knew what you meant the moment you said it.

[Guilded Lilly]

4. "He chose poorly". n/t

[DrToast]

5. Dude, forget the media. Listen to the crowd in real time

The crowd did not like it, and it wasn’t because the media told them not to.

[Blaukraut]

7. I didn't need the media to tell me how awful that was

As soon as he uttered the words, I said to my husband: "He's finished."

[comradebillyboy]

8. Even Tulsi is running a better campaign than Castro. nt

[BlueIdaho]

10. He's finished.

if he’s looking for someone to blame, he should look in a mirror.

[padah513]

11. He totally ignored the crowd's reaction and their reaction was a lot of people's reaction

Especially when you're wrong, acknowledge your mistake, apologize for it, and move on. Don't dig in.

[Mike 03]

14. You said it.

This is the age of doubling down, tripling down on the most irresponsible behaviors. It's nauseating; but better to find out who he is now.

[Mike 03]

13. One good thing about this process taking so much time is...

People eventually show you who they really are.

[Hortensis]

15. Castro LIED repeatedly about Biden's position, as well as

the 4 or more ageist hits he took off that lie, trying to play millions of people who knew what Biden said for fools. Castro deserves all he gets and more.