Cisneros: Castro only option for Hillary

[Ebsy]

I don't see what the problem is. San Antonio is the size of a small state, and he moved on to a Cabinet position.

Wasn't Mayor of San Antonio basically a part-time job, with the majority of the power in the hands of the City Council and the City Manager?

Yes, San Antonio is a weak mayoral system.

[Ebsy]

Well, the Governor of Texas is also a weak position, and yet no one complained about Bush's qualifications...

Mayors serving in weak mayoral systems can still be strong, if they are adept politicians and can elect their supporters to the city council/board of aldermen. It's incorrect to assume that just because Castro was in a weak system that he didn't run San Antonio in reality.

[Ebsy]

Honestly think Tom Perez would be a better pick than Castro.

Castro is both younger and more attractive than Perez.

[Ebsy]

If it's looking like a pretty competitive race, the safer choice would be to pick Kaine in order to help lock down Virginia. If a joke Republican candidate wins (decent chance), and if it's looking like a relatively easy race for her, she should go with Castro to jumpstart the "new wave of young Democratic leaders of tomorrow."

What I don't understand is why Kaine and not Warner. Wasn't Kaine the guy in charge of the D-triple C during the 2010 rout? Why is he an attractive VP pick other than his home state? I would much rather have Warner if we were picking Senators from Virginia.