Candidates running to be the next mayor of Salt Lake City are critical of plans to exclude half of the crowded campaign field at an upcoming televised debate, sponsored by the Alliance for a Better Utah (ABU) and the University of Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society.
Several candidates co-wrote a letter last week to ABU, asking that the plans be changed to allow six candidates to participate in the event, up from the four that organizers say is their preference.
“I love ABU, I think they’re a terrific organization,” said mayoral candidate Jim Dabakis.