Mark Halperin: Racism Now Extended to Political Interviews

Political candidates for the 2016 presidential election are no longer the only ones making headlines now, they are joined by the ones interviewing them.


An interview that occurred on April 30 has only now received media attention after an opinion piece, written by Hispanic journalist Ruben Navarrette, was featured in the Mercury News.

Last month, Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin interviewed Sen. Ted Cruz, who identifies as Cuban. Halperin’s questions raised eyebrows from the very beginning: “Your last name is Cruz and you’re from Texas. Just based on that, should you have appeal to Hispanic voters” But this was only the beginning.

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