Washington Post Calls Out GOP Convention On Race

Washington Post Calls Out GOP Convention On Race
Delegates cheer as Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan walks to the podium to address the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Delegates cheer as Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan walks to the podium to address the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

TAMPA -- From the convention stage here, the Republican Party has tried to highlight its diversity, giving prime speaking slots to Latinos and blacks who have emphasized their party's economic appeal to all Americans.

But they have delivered those speeches to a convention hall filled overwhelmingly with white faces, an awkward contrast that has been made more uncomfortable this week by a series of racial headaches that have intruded on the party's efforts to project a new level of inclusiveness.

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