All white is not alright, apparently.
The University of Southern California abruptly canceled its planned gubernatorial debate that was set for Tuesday night after the college was criticized for all six candidates being white.
That led to “outrage” and “blowback” against USC and compelled the school to scrap the debate less than 24 hours before it started, according to The New York Times.
“Some Democratic lawmakers claim the formula the school used to determine who could participate was biased,” the report said. “They had called on voters to boycott the debate if the university did not invite the excluded candidates.”
KTLA 5 in Los Angeles reported:
The Democrats who were set to participate — Rep. Eric Swalwell of Dublin, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer and San José Mayor Matt Mahan — condemned USC’s selection criteria but did not pull out of the debate.