CNN political analyst and Democratic strategist Angela Rye lamented that no person of color was on the Democratic debate stage Tuesday night and warns that the party has a lot of work to do before they can beat President Donald Trump. "If there is a rift in the party, I don't know that folks can come together to back one particular candidate, especially when you don't see a whole ton of strength, right? That worries me a great deal. And we have a lot of groundwork to do before this party can beat Donald Trump," Rye told CNN host Chris Cuomo on Wednesday. <blockquote>ANGELA RYE, CNN CONTRIBUTOR, FMR. DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: I have to be honest with you, because that is my pledge as a person who has a platform on TV, and I have to be honest with you, that debate stage last night frightened me. It really did. There is a huge void with Kamala Harris out of the race. There is a huge void with Julian Castro out of the race. There is a huge void with Cory Booker out of the race. And I'm not just talking about ensuring that there is the appearance of diversity in a big tent by the Democratic party. It is also the ways in which our politics are being discussed. And it's frightening. It is not that I am only going to lend my support to a candidate of color, but what I really have a problem with is how that debate stage was formulated. It is a huge party -- a huge party rift with the DNC. Why does that matter about when you talk about your -- the answer to your question? And that answer is simply this. If there is a rift in the party, I don't know that folks can come together to back one particular candidate, especially when you don't see a whole ton of strength, right? That worries me a great deal. And we have a lot of groundwork to do before this party can beat Donald Trump. </blockquote>