Rep. Joaquin Castro predicts Perry and Cruz would lose 2016 presidential race

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, predicted Tuesday that neither Gov. Rick Perry nor Sen. Ted Cruz can win the presidency in 2016, calling them both too divisive to garner broad support.

“When you get to the general election, people don’t generally want either an angry person or a very harsh, shrill, partisan person,” Castro said about Perry’s prospects. “They want somebody … whose aim at least is to bring people together.”

Castro — in a rare joint appearance with twin brother Julián Castro, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary, at a Politico event titled “Lessons from Leaders” — said Cruz would face a similar hurdle. The senator needs to become a “true leader,” he said, pointing to Cruz’s crusade to defund Obamacare last fall as a time when Cruz lost support even among his own party.

Julián Castro has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Democrat Hillary Clinton, and the congressman said his brother has “a lot of options” in the future.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/rep-joaquin-castro-predicts-perry-and-cruz-would-lose-2016-presidential-race.html/

[font color=green]What, this guy is divisive?[/font]

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[yeoman6987]

1. I worry about Rubio!

Republicans are not crazy about his immigration stance, but it won't be an issue in 2016 as it will be done in 2015.

[yeoman6987]

2. A more important reason I worry about Rubio

Is he attracts a lot of Hispanic voters. President Bush got 45 percent of that votes. Rubio could easily get more. I hope they chose someone else.

[monmouth4]

3. According to the Cubans and other Hispanics in my building, they do not like nor do they trust

Rubio. He lied a great deal about himself, they knew better and don't trust him...

[demosincebirth]

4. He attracts Cuban American voters in Florida

[JEFF9K]

5. He really went out on a limb ...

with that prediction.

[HappyMe]

6. lol!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

Doesn't take a crystal ball to see this.

[Sheepshank]

7. So...Hillary choses an Hispanic running mate?

sounds like the Rubio factor would be null and void.

[Lil Missy]

8. Another one for the No Shit Sherlock file. n/t

[DFW]

9. And I predict it will rain during Monsoon season

No incumbent, or disastrous Republican administration to flee from in 2016. We're back to where we were in 2000. The Republicans won't nominate a guaranteed loser. They'll go for "how bad can a guy like this be, anyhow?" just like they did in 2000, and figure voter suppression, pre-programmed vote-counting machines, corrupt Republican Secretaries of State and dirty money will do the rest.

Just remember the one true Republican god: MONEY. They'll nominate the candidate they think will bring them more of it.

Jeb is their man way before Cruz or Perry will be. They'll nominate another W, fronting for another Dick Cheney before the nominate Caligula.