NYC Mayor's Debate #1

Last night the three major candidates for NYC Mayor debated and it was a disaster. 

First, the audience as raucous and rude, always interrupting with cheers and boos that often made it impossible to hear what anyone was saying. The moderators seemed unable to do anything about it.

Second, Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis and independent candidate Bo Dietl spent most of their time playing to the crowd, yelling and bloviating and lying, that it only made it worse. At one point Dietl's mic got cut off because he was interrupting so much and Malliotakis  (in a Trump-like manner) attacked one of the questioners of "carrying water" for De Blasio. That's the level of intellect that aspires to run this city. Dear God.  

Third, Mayor De Blasio didn't bring his A-Game. He didn't attack his opponents that hard and just repeated standard defenses of his record. He was playing it safe which, when compared to his two vile opponents, made him look better but also made him look a little overwhelmed.

If you want a recap of this debate, listen to this. 

However, the good news is that De Blasio is currently pulverizing Tweedledee and Tweedledumber in the polls, and seems safe bet for reelection. I can't imagine this debate will "move the needle" on those polls in anyway. There's one more debate scheduled and let's hope it's a little more civil.