The seven Republican candidates for governor squared off in their final debate yesterday, shouting over each other about property taxes and the negative tone of the primary in a raucous, freewheeling affair televised live on WCBS.
In an effort to break the candidates away from the stock answers they used during five previous televised debates, organizers set a looser format. There were no time limits for responses and the rivals had the opportunity to jump into the fray at will.
But in a race with low voter interest, the final encounter before tomorrow's election illustrated the candidates' desperation to be heard in an exceptionally crowded field. Much of the hour-long broadcast turned into a free-for-all and, at one point, left the moderator pleading for order.
"Our viewers would pray that you would just give us one answer at a time," said Jim Rosenfield, an anchor for WCBS, which sponsored the event along with the New York Times.
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