MSNBC Guest: Dems Will Win in 2018 If They Hire More Minorities as Staff Members

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REID: "It is Democratic turnout, people of color and young people that don’t show up. Do you see any sign that that is changing this cycle?"
CROSS: "Absolutely. I think it is interesting to me when I hear, will this last? The Republicans were pissed off during the Obama years. I think they are quite capable of holding a grudge for however long it takes. When I look at races, particularly in the south, you have Lucy Mcbath that got a huge amount of attention. It was one of the most expensive house races in the year. Now she’s running again. When you look at people — you have Desantis who has come out and there is no debate. We don’t have to ask the question is he racist. He’s already shown his colors. You will have Florida voters in that Georgia six race that say, no, this is not acceptable we don’t want to see these things. I think the Brett Kavanaugh vote energized the base. It is up to the people running to make sure they are reaching out to the proper communities, some of those marginal communities, rural black voters. Latino voters had not been reached out to by a major 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. You cannot have a campaign full of staffers who don’t look like the people you are trying to represent who come from outside the district. I think if they do that, I think they will see some shift. You also have the race in California. This is somebody really out front on a lot of issues. Dunkin Hunter who under all kinds of ethics evaluations, this is a tight race. This should not be a tight race. This is a majority minority district and he is running. He complained he hadn’t gotten a lot of help. So I think there are opportunities and victory. It is up to the Democrats to capitalize it."