KTBB’s Paul Gleiser in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC — The Democratic National Convention put San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro in the spotlight last night. He delivered the keynote address in the same slot, on the same night of the convention, as then little known Illinois State Senator, Barack Obama, occupied at the at the convention in 2004, KTBB’s Paul Gleiser reported from Charlotte. It’s and audition slot for party “up & comers” and about the challenge, Mayor Castro said, “The most challenging part of the speech is not even the words themselves, it’s just having command of the actual arena.” Mayor Castro addressed the crowd in prime time last night.

Castro told the crowd last night “Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney “doesn’t get it.” In his keynote speech to the Democratic convention, Castro accused the Republican party of being “perfectly comfortable” with an America in which some people don’t get a chance to prosper.

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