Bruce Thompson provided perspective to ABC News regarding the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. The article discussed U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.

"Sometimes our actions don't match up with our words. And when we have really counted, especially, on African-American women to make a difference in a number of elections, too often we weren't nominating those same women to be the standard bearer for our party," Bruce said. "It's the right time for North Carolina to have a female African-American as our U.S. senator."

You can read the full article here: NC Democrats Grumble Over National Party Investment in Senate Race

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