On MSNBC, Mitchell allowed McCain aide to distance Terry Nelson from controversial RNC ad
December 20, 2006 6:29 pm ET
SUMMARY: NBC News' Andrea Mitchell did not challenge Sen. John McCain aide Rick Davis when he asserted that Terry Nelson was not "behind" a campaign ad attacking Rep. Harold Ford Jr. that was criticized as racist. In fact, Nelson was head of the political unit that paid for the ad and presumably in a position to sign off on its creation and broadcast.








