Julian Castro: Caucus And Presidential Nomination Process Needs To Change | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Julian Castro talks to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about his concerns about the nomination process in the early voting states, and how he considers changing the caucus process as part of a campaign for greater ballot access. "Nothing about the caucus process is sacrosanct," he said. Aired on 01/02/20.

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[toridles]

We need this fresh kind of vision and perspective. He is spot on here.

I hope Castro has a significant place on the next administration and I hope that next administration is Progressive.

[bjstewart]

My experience with caucuses was really bad, one group filled over half the room, not enough room for everyone to get in, anyone who spoke against their candidate was booed down, no chance for anyone to speak, no caucus. After several hours of frustration I couldn't take it and left, not sure they ever took a vote. And it overturned a ballot election from a week earlier. Nothing fair about it, and not everyone could vote.

[tseringkindy]

I agree fully as a minority, female working two jobs odd hour, couldn’t vote. Castro everything is very true and we can change we can’t change others, thank you. This year I will vote for Bernie no matter what

[YZW]

At this point a potted plant would be a better president. Only one way to go and that is up.

[patk]

he was polling at 1% in his own state of texas tho

[tonydio]

Amazing. I just got through watching the story that inspired Rachel Maddow's show. Pinocchio.

[dianewhalen]

The more I learn about America, the more I see how broken so many systems are.

[MosesPlays]

First time I hear this man's voice outside of the debates.
Of course he has dropped out,
Corporate media gives free advertisment to Pete and Biden.
EVERYTHING I heard in this video from Castro is 100% correct.
That's why he's being pushed out.

[Lunar_Sovereign]

what we NEED to do is abolish political parties in general. George Washington knew they'd be bad news and pretty much exactly what he warned would happen is happening now.

[fugeekue]

He's right the nomination process needs to change to match the times.

[jamesluttrell]

Why not have one electoral authority managing all local, state and federal ellections. They could be charged with defining electoral boundaries free of party bias. Works elsewhere around the world and it promotes a stronger democratic society. Have a look at Australia for example, it's not perfect but light years ahead of the US.

[doppler]

And other countries people will literally die to vote in this country one little inconvenience and we just don't bother

[russmonte]

Did Rachael's lawyers just argue that she literally isn't factual?

[matthewparmelee]

He believes in "CAUCASUS JUSTICE"!

[gwenandersen]

For anyone frustrated at how the clips have been posted on TRMS, on the MSNBC website and on YouTube, for the last several months, with bizarre cuts so that things aren’t presented in a logical way and people aren’t even introduced, subscribe to her podcast. It is posted in completion.

[jessegarza]

Julian would have been a great President

[pookiewood]

I'm voting for Bernie and very sympathetic to Castro. That being said this is a very weird take. The process that needs to change is the DNC process. That's who took him out of the race due to the obsession with money. They are using weird polling stipulations also that know one truly gets what they are doing. Also anytime Super Delegates loom over the process you know it's wrong.

[ardenmcconnell]

Ballots sent by mail works great in Oregon. Simple and effective.

[diondhv]

True here Wisconsin they don't have a way to vote for people with disability

[JCAndrijeski]

The sheer number of bots and trolls in the comments is disheartening.

Sorry to see Castro go. He would have made an amazing president. Thoughtful, intelligent, and he sctually cares about being of service.