Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill squared off for the final debate for the New Jersey governor’s race Wednesday night in a tense bout filled with verbal fireworks.

But in between the war of words, the candidates’ respective demeanors and facial expressions spoke volumes, according to body language expert and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman.

Lieberman shared some of her observations with The Post about how the candidates conducted themselves during the hour-long debate in the contest that’s become neck-and-neck heading into Election Day.

The body language expert credited Ciattarelli for his relaxed, confident demeanor and Sherrill for knocking the Republican back on his heels with a vicious barb about his business dealings she likened to an “expl

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