Castro is the most overrated person in the history of ever when it comes to these lists. He was mayor of a city and is now toiling away in some Cabinet position because there wasn't any other statewide office he would've gotten elected to. He is not going to be the VP.
I agree with this. Let's face it: he's only getting consideration (or at least talked about, especially on Atlas) because he's a young Hispanic male and could bring "balance" to the ticket with "the old white lady." I'd be afraid he'd turn into another Palin (young and relatively inexperienced), except I don't think he would steal the limelight from Hillary. There are plenty of other "young Hispanic males" to consider if that's what the media wants to see happen: Hector Balderas comes to my mind first. He's only a year older than Castro and unlike Castro, he has been elected statewide in New Mexico and is quite progressive: in the 2012 Democratic Senatorial primary in New Mexico, he went after Martin Heinrich for being wobbly on marriage equality until Heinrich came out and openly supported it. It seems that would appease the "base" that allegedly despises Hillary for being a "neoconservative," "warmongerer," "corporatist," "DINO," etc.
I'm sure Hillary will do just as well (if not better) with Hispanics/Latinos as Obama did. She won them by two-to-one margins in 2008 (yes I know 2008 is not 2016) and with the Republicans going farther right on immigration, I don't think the Hispanic vote will be up for grabs in 2016, regardless of if Marco Rubio somehow magically gets the nomination.
you think if Hillary was an old white man instead of an old white lady she would be the prohibitive frontrunner? No chance. And comparing Julian Castro and his background to that inbred Sarah Palin, get a clue.
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