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America's Mayor? Bill de Blasio's 'Confrontational Energy' In Debate Draws Nationwide Attention America's Mayor? Bill de Blasio's 'Confrontational Energy' In Debate Draws Nationwide Attention
America's Mayor? Bill de Blasio's 'Confrontational Energy' In Debate Draws Nationwide Attention While Mayor Bill de Blasio came across as a pushy New Yorker to some presidential debate-watchers on Wednesday night, other national media observers were wowed by the Democrat. Related story: Vote Now: Who Won First Democratic Presidential Debate? According to this article in the Miami Herald -- where back-to-back debates are taking place -- de Blasio "brought a surprisingly confrontational energy to the crowded debate stage." Meanwhile, a senior correspondent for Slate noted in this column that the mayor entered the first debate "riding almost impossibly low expectation…

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by Jon Craig