USC Cancels California Governor Debate After Rebutting Racial Discrimination Accusations

The University of Southern California canceled a California gubernatorial debate planned for Tuesday night after rebutting accusations of racial discrimination made by candidates of color. Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, and Democrats Tom Steyer, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, and Matt Mahan, who are all white, were slated to participate in the debate hosted by USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future and KABC-TV. “Concerns about the selection criteria for tomorrow’s gubernatorial debate have created a significant distraction from the issues that matter to voters,” the university wrote in a statement Monday night. “Unfortunately, USC and KABC have not been able to reach an agreement on expanding the number of candidates at tomorrow’s debate.”...