Texas congressman pulls endorsement from Castro to support Biden

[Jose Garcia]

Washington(CNN)Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Sunday flipped his support from Julián Castro to Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying now is the time to narrow the 2020 field and unite as Democrats.

The switch of support comes days after Castro sharply criticized Biden -- with an apparent jab at the former vice president's memory -- in a contentious moment dubbed "personal" and "not cool" by other candidates, but Gonzalez said that debate moment was not the reason behind his decision.

Castro's "delivery could have been different," Gonzalez told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," but the congressman said most of what he saw on the debate stage was "fair game in moving the process forward." Still, the Democratic Party needs to narrow the 20-person field to be successful, he said.

"We need to narrow the field and unite as Democrats to defeat (President Donald) Trump in November 2020. That's why I believe I'm moving my support to Vice President Joe Biden," Gonzalez, who represents the Texas 15th Congressional District, said.

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1. It was more than just delivery, Castro was incorrect about what Biden said, and as far as I am

aware still stands by that

Be stubborn is not a good trait to have in a President

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2. Castro could gain some respect

and possibly even some new supporters if he made a sincere apology.

I was extremely disappointed in his debate performance. Even more so in his denial and doubling down.

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3. Good on Rep Vincente Gonzalez!

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4. Doing the right thing isn't always easy. I salute Rep. Gonzalez.