On classic cars, white with lots of chrome and a beautifully colored interior can look rich and elegant.. Then on other cars it can look Elvis or Liberace...
But on modern cars, where the lines and profiles are far more subtle, you usually just get a Whirlpool appliance look...
I'm giggling at those who are suggesting Senator go "Meteor and black", and other totally yawn-awful combos so he can be PRACTICAL... Judging from his prior choices, I'll give him props for having 1. great taste, and 2. a personality. Kudos for not walking into Baskin Robbins and ordering a single scoop of Vanilla every damn time....
BTW, scratches on black are far more visible, under the black dye is a lighter-colored hide, which once scratched into, screams back at you. Same goes for exteriors. I've got many cars with black interiors, and they truly are more annoying to me with respect to looking clean, as they show every little scratch, they amplify the sight of dust, every greasy smear and fingerprint, etc... It's not that much different for interiors than it is for exteriors, black shows EVERYTHING.
As for long-term grime and discoloration on light-colored surfaces... You guys are just grungy!
... Imagine how FILTHY your black interiors must be, if in the past you've lost the battle against a light colored interior, where the dirt shows you right where it's at the moment it starts to accumulate, making the cleaning an obvious-to-anyone-but-the-blind task...