teve Hilton, the leading candidate for governor despite his status as an unapologetic Republican in blue California, called it a perfect metaphor for the state’s spate of recent failures.
After the University of Southern California abruptly canceled its televised gubernatorial debate late Monday, less than 24 hours before it was set to take place, Democrats scrambled to come up with an alternative forum. Despite the frantic reaction, the crowded field of Democratic candidates couldn’t agree to the proposed ground rules.
The debate implosion and the subsequent failure to quickly reorganize played right into the leading GOP contender’s hands.
“This is just so symptomatic of everything that's wrong with California,” Hilton told RealClearPolitics on Tuesday in the aftermath of the debate’s cancellation. “Everything is broken, from the high-speed rail, where they haven't laid any tracks. Then last week we saw that $100 million butterfly bridge to nowhere. There’s been billions spent on homelessness with nothing to show for it, and the problem just gets worse.”
“Nothing works. Everything’s broken. It’s all a shambles,” Hilton asserted. “They can’t even organize a debate.”
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