# Kamala Harris vs Julian Castro: Democratic Primary World Cup, First Round **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 30, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776 "2019-05-30T15:23:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/1 "2019-05-30T15:23:20Z")
This is a group stage match up for our [Democratic Primary World Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876255). Everyone is invited to vote in the poll. Feel free to add comments about why you chose one of these candidates over the other one. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/2 "2019-05-30T16:07:48Z")
Kamala, easy choice. One of my top candidates. Castro hasn’t shown me much of anything as of yet. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/3 "2019-05-30T16:34:30Z")
I don’t actually care that much. I don’t think either is a great candidate, but I don’t suppose I actually dislike either of them. Abstain. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/4 "2019-05-30T18:39:43Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Kamala, easy choice. One of my top candidates. Castro hasn’t shown me much of anything as of yet. This. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/5 "2019-05-30T19:20:25Z")
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with either, but I think Harris is more qualified. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/6 "2019-05-30T21:15:16Z")
Hard choice. I voted for Castro because Harris is unlikely to have a chance against the Hate Machine in November. ---
**Author:** ![betonbill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@betonbill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betonbill)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/7 "2019-05-30T23:42:07Z")
Harris, although I do like Castro also. Harris is the tougher one of the two, and I see that being one of the deciding factors come election-time. I do like a lot of Castro’s ideas, but he comes off a little soft to me. Maybe have a brother-brother duo, one in the Senate, one in the House. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/8 "2019-05-31T01:22:49Z")
Castro’s qualified as hell for the job and he’s been playing in the majors longer than Harris. Plus, with luck he could nominate his brother as VP and we’d end up NEVER knowing what’s going on. Still, Harris impresses me with her direct questioning and grasp on the issues. Harris. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/9 "2019-05-31T01:47:58Z")
He’s been playing in the majors? HUD secretary? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/10 "2019-05-31T17:41:40Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > HUD secretary? Wasn’t that a movie with Tim Robbins and Paul Newman? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/11 "2019-05-31T18:49:47Z")
Not familiar with Castro, but I’m pretty sure he is better than Harris who has ruined so many lives in California through the carceral state there. Especially off-putting was her desire to keep enslaved fire-fighters from going free. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-vs-julian-castro-democratic-primary-world-cup-first-round/834776/12 "2019-06-01T21:26:18Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > … Especially off-putting was her desire to keep enslaved fire-fighters from going free. Dude, you’re starting to sound like Mantraphitler.