https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2015/06/04/team-hillary-to-julian-castro-back-off/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 09:26:40 -0400<![CDATA[The media has noticed that new HUD Secretary and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro has upped his public profile as the presidential race heats up. He&#8217;s not jockeying for a position in the race itself, according to analysts, but attempting to position himself as a potential running mate for the Democratic nominee &#8212; specifically, Hillary Clinton. Part of that effort apparently entails rounding up Hispanic activists to pressure Hillary into moving him to the short list in case she wins the nomination, report Politico&#8217;s Gabriel DeBenedetti and Annie Karni. Team Hillary is less than amused at the power play, tossing a brushback pitch to teach the upstart a thing or two:]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:01:29 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2015/06/04/team-hillary-to-julian-castro-back-off-n224947