Rep. Joaquin Castro, who’s mulling Ted Cruz’s senate post, says seat is ‘winnable’

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Fox_News_LatinoBy Serafin Gómes, Fox News Latino

Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro hinted he may jump into the Senate race against former presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz – and he thinks he has a strong chance to win it.

“I am definitely taking a look at it,” Castro said in an interview with Fox News Latino. ” I think it is winnable.”

Still, Castro said, the path to the Texas senate will not be easy, particularly in a Republican-leaning state.

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Castro and his brother Julian, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, are both rising Latino stars in the Democratic Party.

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