by Nick Givas
Managing editor of The Beat DC, Tiffany Cross called Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis “racist” on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” Sunday and said there’s “no debate” about his racial beliefs.
DeSantis is running against Democrat challenger Andrew Gillum and has starkly contrasted himself against Gillum’s left wing policies. He also accused Gillum of trying change Florida into Venezuela.
“When I look at races, particularly in the South … Andrew Gillum’s race. You have DeSantis who has come out and there is no debate. We don’t have to ask the question is he racist,” Cross declared. “He’s already shown his colors.”
Cross also claimed the confirmation fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has pumped up Democrats and said the party has to hire more Latinos and black Americans to target their fellow voters with greater efficiency.
“The Kavanaugh vote energized the base. I think it is up to the people who are running to come in after that and make sure that they’re reaching out to the proper communities … rural black voters who remain untouched,” she concluded.
“Something like 90 percent of Latino voters in the district, it’s escaping me now, had not been reached out to by a major campaign. So I think people are going to have to rethink some of their strategy and their field operations. They have to employ people who look like the base they’re trying to reach.”
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Nick Givas is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. You can Follow Nick on Twitter. Photo “Tiffany Cross” by thebeatdc.com/team/. Photo “Ron DeSantis” by facebook.com/RonDeSantisFlorida.
