You have just described what most people would consider unfair racial discrimination, since it involves picking one of the two equally qualified candidates base

You have just described what most people would consider unfair racial discrimination, since it involves picking one of the two equally qualified candidates based solely on their race. You also did that in language that is both mocking and dismissive ("lily white"). And then you wonder why it was so easy for conservatives to rile up the MAGA mob against the intellectuals and radicalize them into full-fledged fascism.