Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro took some time to relish in his successful evening on the debate stage Thursday morning, stating bluntly to CNN: “Clearly I had a great night.”
After Castro admitted that he hadn’t yet slept since the first round of the 2020 Democratic primary debates on Wednesday night, CNN’s John Berman pointed out Google Trends’ latest statistics on searches during and after the debate. The statistics showed searches for Castro’s name skyrocketed by 4,000 percent.
“Why do you think that is?” Berman asked. Castro replied with a slight dig at the media.
“Well, clearly I had a great night,” Castro said. “I went in there and the truth is before last night, a lot of American voters hadn’t had the opportunity to hear from me. The media have focused in these last few months on some of the other campaigns.”
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John Berman’s question:
He certainly did have a good night.
I rewatched a good portion of the debate on tv (heard it live on audio livestream while driving). A lot of people thought Booker did well. On audio I did not think so. On tv, Booker definitely appeared better to me, but I think I set a high bar for Booker. He’s impassioned and in many ways represents the heart and soul of the party on emphasizing our values on such issues as guns and immigration. I just think he was outshone by Castro and Warren and even DeBlasio. I didn’t quite see a guy who had a focus on a message that would contrast effectively with and beat Trump.
He did well. Maybe the start of making the case that he is a plausible VP.
He should enjoy it while we are still talking about it.
In about an hour we will be instead talking about how the SC just killed democracy.
I always feel like he trying to sell me a car…
I thought Castro had a good night. I knew nothing about him but saw him as very articulate, knew the issues and was one of the calmer speakers. What came though to me is his humanity.
Let him enjoy the spotlight while it lasts. It’s going to be tough on any of these candidate to get to the final 2-4.