- MSNBC host claimed that minority Republican candidates are “not voices of color.”
- The National Republican Congressional Committee has promoted the fact that it has fielded a deep roster of women and minority candidates.
- While acknowledging that fact, Cross claimed, “Faces of color do not always equate to voices of color. As our own NBC’s Scott Wong points out in his good reporting, the leadership will almost be entirely composed of white men. Really, this sounds more like the political equivalent of ‘some of my best friends are black.’”
