“[W]ith only a month until the Iowa caucuses, and given the circumstances of this campaign season, I’ve determined that it simply isn’t our time,” Castro said.
One of Castro’s most significant contributions to the race was to shift the conversation about immigration, calling for border crossings to be fully decriminalized. Castro’s campaign also maintained a focus on poverty and other issues related to disadvantaged groups. In his announcement video, Castro, the only Latino candidate running for president, reiterated that focus by listing the names of black and Latino people who had been killed by police or in police custody in recent years.
Castro rarely polled above 2 percent, and he failed to qualify for the past two Democratic debates. His departure follows, another prominent candidate of color. Castro has called for the Democratic primary to be reordered to reflect the nation’s demographics, as the heavily white states of Iowa and New Hampshire significantly influence the process.
Several of his former rivals expressed appreciation for Castro’s role on the national stage and wished him well. “Julián brought a bold vision of justice and equality to this race,” Sen.
Sen. Cory Booker called Castro a friend and said he would miss him on the trail. “[Y]our voice and campaign were invaluable in sticking up for underrepresented communities and pushing the field forward,” heCastro did not say what his next move would be, but in his video he indicated he would not step away from the public eye. “I’m not done fighting,” he said.
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