Sam Stein: Julian Castro accusing media of swallowing Biden campaign spin re attacks on Obama

[highplainsdem]

Stein is live-tweeting from the AFSCME candidate forum.

The first tweet below is what Castro said onstage.

The second is what he said backstage.

Link to tweet

“This is not about criticizing Barack Obama. This is about, ok, what is the next administration going to do.” - Julian Castro on deportations, sort of dialing it back from the debate. He goes on to stress how much worse Trump is than anyone else.

Link to tweet

Backstage, Castro accuses the media of swallowing Biden campaign spin in portraying the attacks on him during the debate as attacks on Obama.

I like Julian Castro, a lot.

But this accusation is nonsense. The attacks made on Biden via Obama's record WERE attacks on Obama, and that was seen immediately by viewers at home as well as reporters and pundits.

This wasn't some spin promoted by the Biden campaign.

It was a mistake for our candidates to attack Obama's record, and they're not going to undo that damage by blaming the media and the Biden campaign.

[Princetonian]

1. Castro is projecting. He is the one spinning like a top, desperate to be relevant.

[BlueWI]

19. He's a highly accomplished public servant.

He doesn't need to spin to be relevant.

Which of his statements do you disagree with?

[WheelWalker]

2. Bunch of malarkey.

[hlthe2b]

3. Weak...

that's all I will say (and yes, I like Castro too)

[4now]

4. You followed bad advice and now you try to blame others

Not a good look.

[tritsofme]

5. Desperate candidate desperately clutches at straws

[oasis]

6. Had hopes for Castro, but I'm done with that guy.

[peggysue2]

7. Hello? I listened to the debate and heard the criticism of Obama and his policies

Joe Biden did not have to 'spin' anything. As I've said elsewhere IMHO this is political malpractice during an election season, particularly with President Obama's soaring approval numbers across the Democratic electorate. And why give the Trumpster ammunition before the battle really gets underway?

Dumb and dumber!

[Cha]

12. Who are we gonna believe.. our lying eyes & ears or

Julian Castro?

Please see post #11..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=227162

[peggysue2]

14. LOL!!

That's about the size of it, Cha!

[Peacetrain]

8. Good God Man.. we were all sitting in our homes listening to it..

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. I had high hopes for Julian. He's now gone from #3 on my list to the bottom with the rest. nt

[Cha]

10. They were also seen by Democratic Leaders..

there were a bunch of them posted on here after it happened.

Thanks, highplainsdem

[highplainsdem]

13. Good point! Thanks, Cha!

[Cha]

16. You're Very Welcome,

.. not a good look for Julian Castro. I hate it when anyone tries to gas light.

[Cha]

11. Debate Backlash: Many Democrats Say Criticizing Obama's Legacy Isn't A Good Idea

“I think attacking President Obama is bad policy and bad politics,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Thursday. Of Biden’s tenure as vice president, Blumenthal added: “He owns it, for better or worse. But he should be proud of it.”

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois also suggested the Democratic race should be marked by a more hands-off approach toward Obama.

“You can disagree with him, and I have, but the bottom line is ... he did an extraordinary job, and he should be given that recognition by those that are running for the presidency.”

Link to tweet

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-obama-2020_n_5d4326a6e4b0ca604e2edddd

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=224386

Who you gonna trust?

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. That was my biggest disappointment with the last debate

Trump is the problem not Obama or Biden.

[Cha]

17. Absolutely, Beagles!

[BlueWI]

18. Agree with Sam Stein on this case.

Castro's point in the debate was provocative: what have we learned from past policy discussions as two members of the Obama candidate?

The Obama-era Secure Communities policy went too far in the number of deportations. Is anyone disputing that?

The ACA was historic, but I hope that universal coverage is still the goal. And there's a debate going on about how central is employer based insurance to both universal coverage and affordable coverage.

Obama is no longer president. Nothing wrong with advocating improvement in the policies or noting where in hindsight we might have done things differently.

[Cha]

20. President Obama got what

was possible and it's a strong foundation.