tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post433356042562863064..comments2024-03-07T03:25:23.835-08:00Comments on Political Pistachio: Julian Castro peeps into the 2016 PictureDouglas V. Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09388639848567082980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-25723451233322696742015-10-23T21:42:50.924-07:002015-10-23T21:42:50.924-07:00All that is true. But his problem would be one of...All that is true. But his problem would be one of lack of time to put together the kind of campaign infrastructure that would be necessary to mount a successful national effort, to say nothing of raising the kind of coin he would need. When Obama ran, he was the first candidate to declare - March of 2007, as I recall. If Castro got in today, he'd be seven months behind already. It's the practical reason why Biden declined to run.<br /><br />And for all the "fantasy politics" nature of this Julian Castro speculation, practicality is a big part of this equation.JASmiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443587501661056533noreply@blogger.com