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When six candidates vying to be Miami’s next mayor gathered at the Hyatt Regency Tuesday evening, ho-hum political conversation turned into a political boxing match – complete with heckling, finger-pointing and plenty of theatrics.

Candidate Alex Díaz de la Portilla attacked opponent Ken Russell for having a “hissy fit” before quitting the city commission to stage a losing bid for Congress, to which Russell responded with “But I didn’t leave in handcuffs like you.”

The jab referenced de la Portilla’s 2023 suspension after facing 14 felony charges — including bribery and money laundering — which were later dropped.

That was just the most cringeworthy moment in dramatic and sometimes laughable 90-minute debate that set th

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