Texas Democrats put their brightest stars on display at their convention Friday as they try to rebrand the party as pro-family and pro-education while ridiculing the growing influence of the tea party movement among Republicans. State Rep. Joaquin Castro, who faces no significant challenge to represent San Antonio in Congress next year, is scheduled to introduce his twin brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, as the keynote speaker. The 37-year-olds said Democrats must take advantage of the GOP’s brutal internal battles. Read full article
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"The good news for the Democrats is this is the best it`s ever going to get for Republicans. We`re only going to get stronger from here," Julian said.
Joaquin says the seemingly-divided Republican Party could end up helping Democrats in the end.
"The Texas Republican Party is moving so far to the right that so many people feel like the Republican Party is leaving them behind, and we certainly intend to capitalize on that," he said. Read full article
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While working on a story about the Hispanic vote for this week`s paper, I put in a call to Joaquin Castro, a Texas state representative who`s now running for Congress. His campaign catchphrase is that he wants to build out "the infrastructure of opportunity". As political messaging goes, this is easily my favourite slogan of the cycle. Read full article
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