Not only the audience, but the six candidates couldn't help but turn their faces and widen their eyes towards Jeff Raven, unable to fathom why he would utter such a remark. It was known that the main viewers in front of the televisions tonight were the voters from the Eighteenth District, and 45% of these voters were of Cuban descent. It might be nothing to crack this kind of racial joke with white supporters on the streets, but this was a live TV broadcast, and what was said could not be taken back.
Even the moderator, who was a quarter Cuban, incredulously widened his eyes and broke the rules by asking, "I'm sorry, what did you just say?"