White (R) and Keller (D) deal final blows during televised mayoral debate [View all]

With early voting opening for the runoff election in less than a week, mayoral candidates incumbent Tim Keller and challenger Darren White rehashed topics like crime, homelessness and the president during an hourlong debate Monday night co-hosted by KOAT-TV, KKOB radio and the Journal.

Keller harked back to projects achieved during his tenure, like the Gateway, a system of homeless shelters, starting construction on the Rail Trail, a pedestrian loop around Downtown and Barelas and the Albuquerque Community Safety department — but spoke little on his vision for the future beyond expanding existing policies.

White, on the other hand, bristled about crime and homelessness, while repeatedly trading quips with Keller about how their respective political career had been “failures.”

While White has often been critical of Albuquerque Police Department Police Chief Harold Medina, during Monday’s debate, White held his feet to the fire and called for the chief to be fired.



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