Look how the Washington Post chose to report a story. Exclusion is no way to make a count of attendees.

Republicans are saying they were basically either asked not to attend or ignored when a request was put in to attend. There’s a story floating around saying that there was a request for “Top Republicans”, though who those were or how many are not mentioned.

By Washington Post – Not a single Republican elected official stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday with activists, actors, lawmakers and former presidents invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington — a notable absence for a party seeking to attract the support of minority voters……’    Here’s the rest of the story.