Julián Castro is the latest Democrat to drop out of the 2020 presidential race. He will probably receive more press coverage today and tomorrow than he has on any other day since he announced his candidacy. But unlike other Democrats who have thrown in the towel, Mr. Castro should continue to have a significant impact on the presidential campaign. It’s because Mr. Castro was the deftest communicator among all the 2020 contenders and probably one of the deftest communicators in presidential politics over the last few decades. Mr. Castro’s performances this year recalled the ruthlessness, back in the Republican primary debates of 2007, of Rudolph Giuliani’s “sanctuary mansion” charge against Mitt Romney, the effect of which was crushing for Mr. Romney.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2020 01:22 UTC