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The final debate of the New York City mayor’s race on Wednesday night will give Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo one last chance to change the dynamics of the race dominated by Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

Last week’s debate did little to change the state of the contest. Cuomo trails Mamdani by double digits in the polls. The former governor has appeared increasingly desperate to co-opt Sliwa’s supporters by pushing the Guardian Angels foun

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