Texas Mayor Latino slated to head GOP department . HUD says the move could better position him to be 2016 running mate . He says Democrats could gain , and GOP could lose , points with Latino voters 2016 . Navarrette : People should also care because , in the short term , Castro 's selection could energize Hispanic voters in time for the midterm elections and help efforts by Democrats to avoid losing more seats in the House or even to retain control of the Senate . HUD secretary could turn out to be a dead-end job .
Texas Mayor Latino slated to head GOP department . HUD says the move could better position him to be 2016 running mate . He says Democrats could gain , and GOP could lose , points with Latino voters 2016 . Navarrette : HUD secretary could turn out to be a dead-end job .