Former Castro supporters in Texas switch to Biden after Castro drops out

[RandySF]

everal prominent former supporters of Julián Castro in his home state are endorsing Joe Biden for president now that the Texan is no longer running — and a day after he threw his support to Biden rival Elizabeth Warren.

In an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune, Biden’s campaign unveiled 10 new Texas endorsements, including eight from people who had been with Castro. They include five state representatives and members of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus: Reps. Rafael Anchia of Dallas, Ryan Guillen of Rio Grande City, Eddie Lucio III of Brownsville, Oscar Longoria of Mission and Armando "Mando" Martínez of Weslaco.

iden’s campaign hailed the endorsements as “reflective of the momentum Joe Biden has going into Super Tuesday,” or March 3, when Texas holds its delegate-rich primary.

“Many of these community leaders previously endorsed Secretary Castro and are now supporting Joe Biden because they know that Biden has the experience, record, and heart to step into the Oval Office and immediately deliver for working families,” Biden’s Texas state director, Jane Hamilton, said in a statement.

Biden's latest Texas endorsements also include Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff; Leticia Van de Putte, the former state senator from San Antonio and 2014 nominee for lieutenant governor; Debra Guerrero, a trustee for the San Antonio Independent School District; and San Antonio lawyer Frank Herrera and his wife, Cecilia Herrera, a former foreign diplomat.



https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/07/julian-castros-former-supporters-switch-endorsements-joe-biden/

[George II]

1. This campaign is snowballing!

[msongs]

2. gee maybe joe will be the answer to all our problems lol nt

[PatSeg]

4. It really is

Beyond anything I could have imagined!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we turned Texas blue?

[emmaverybo]

3. This campaign is where the action is and the heart.

[Thekaspervote]

5. Interesting especially since Castro endorsed warren.

[UniteFightBack]

6. Like Lynyrd Skynyrd said...YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. nt