Julian Castro looking to run against Trump in 2020?

Washington Free Beacon:
Former Obama administration official Julián Castro said he is "likely" to make a 2020 White House run, potentially adding another name to what will be a crowded field of Democratic candidates.

Castro, the former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017 and was frequently mentioned as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

He told Rolling Stone he would take a closer look at the idea of running after the midterms but called himself "inclined" to do it.

"We’re going to take a long, hard look at what that kind of commitment would mean. And as I travel between now and Election Day, I’m getting a better and better sense of where the country is at. I don’t feel compelled to make a rushed decision," he said."

"However, I’m likely to do it," he added. "I have a strong vision for the country. I believe that our country’s going in the wrong direction and that it needs new leadership. I’ll make a final decision after November, but I’m inclined to do it."
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I have never been impressed by Castro.  He seems like an intellectual lightweight like many of the other potential Democrat candidates.  His claim that the US is going in the wrong direction looks ridiculous in the face of a booming economy and jobs market.  If he wants to go back to the failed policies of Obama that produced slow and growth and stagnation that should be a tough sell.  Ia he going to run on open borders and a trillion dollar tax increase?  Does he want to take the US back of where Democrats will create government dependency to lock up minority votes?

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