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Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julián Castro, announced Wednesday that he had set up an exploratory committee to test the chances of a potential bid.
"Americans are ready to emerge from the crisis" We are ready to keep our promises and we will not wait. We will work, "said Castro in a video statement published on a committee website.
" That's why I'm exploring a candidacy for the presidency of the United States in 2020. "
Castro, 44, said he would spend "the next few weeks" feeling in the running for the presidential race and making a decision on January 12 at his home state of Texas.
The committee Exploratory, Julian for the future, is the clearest signal that he is likely to seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2020.
Such committees allow presidential candidates to start raising funds before formal nomination
The early formation of the exploratory committee could give Castro a crucial head start in a potentially clumsy Democratic primary field that may include political heavyweights, such as Former vice president Joe Biden 
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Up to now, the only Democrat to have declared a race to the White House in 2020 is the representative. John Delaney 
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A handful of other potential Democratic candidates generated a huge buzz, including another Texan: Rep. Beto O 'Rourke 
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O. Rourke became a rising star of Democratic politics this year with his notoriety, although ultimately unsuccessful, the Senate attempted to overthrow Sen. Ted Cruz 
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The other possible contenders are Sens. Bernie Sanders 
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Castro, who at one point was considered a vice-presidential candidate for the 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton 
Hillary Diane Rodham's ClintonRoger Stone challenges Dems to produce evidence on WikiLeaks. Steve King asks the Google CEO the names of the employees to determine if they are liberals. O 'Rourke stands out from Biden in MoveOn, the MORE poll said for months that he was considering running for the presidency, but he did not get the same national attention as his counterparts as O & # 39; Rourke and other Democrats.
In an interview published Wednesday by the Associated Press, the former mayor of San Antonio hinted that he was about to launch a campaign for the White House, saying that He knew "where I am leaning, for sure".
He also said that he is not worried about the buzz being aroused by other potential Democratic contenders, noting that it is still too early to determine which potential candidates will become the first candidates.
"It does not bother me that in December 2018 I do not find myself at the top of the list," he told the AP. "If I decide to introduce myself, it would be because I believe I have a compelling message and that I will work hard to see the voters and that I can succeed."
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