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Next? Julian Castro Lays Off Staff In Primary States Amid Campaign Struggles

Emily Zanotti
Next? Julian Castro Lays Off Staff In Primary States Amid Campaign Struggles
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Former Obama Administration official Julian Castro is laying off his campaign staff in both New Hampshire and South Carolina and shifting the focus of  his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination to Iowa and Nevada, according to a new report from Politico.

Castro reporteldy can no longer afford a significant presence in early primary states and notified his New Hampshire and South Carolina teams that they would no longer be needed Tuesday morning.

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