Eliot Spitzer Collects 27,000 Petition Signatures for Comptroller’s Race
Eliot Spitzer gleefully displays signatures. Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer managed to collect a whopping 27,000 petition signatures in the four days since he announced his last-minute, comeback...
View ArticleMayoral Candidate Randy Credico Endorses Eliot Spitzer
Randy Credico (Photo: Twitter/Credico2013) Eliot Spitzer not only filed nearly 30,000 petition signatures late last night--he also snagged one of his first political endorsements in the comptrollers...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Schmoozes With Seniors in East Harlem
Anthony Weiner ordered fish fillet. Although former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's comptroller campaign hogged much of the limelight this week, the mayoral bid of another scandal-scarred pol, former Congressman...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Could Serve as Witness if ‘Unusual’ Signatures Are Challenged
Mr. Spitzer serving as his own witness. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer today urged his supporters not to challenge former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's jump into the comptroller's race, after Mr....
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Hits Back at Scott Stringer Over ‘Special Interest’ Cash
Eliot Spitzer last Monday. (Photo: Getty) Thus far in his short-lived campaign, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has avoided criticizing his once-unopposed opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott...
View ArticleState Senator Suggests Mayoral Longshot Say He’s Gay for Attention
Erick Salgado. (Photo: Facebook) Never shy about speaking his mind, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. suggested in his latest missive that long-shot mayoral candidate Erick Salgado could net far more...
View ArticleQuinnipiac: Anthony Weiner Back on Top
Anthony Weiner (Photo: Getty) Earlier this afternoon, Quinnipiac University released a new poll taking the temperature of the New York City electorate and found former Congressman Anthony Weiner's...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Attracting Some Controversial Supporters
George Smith (in blue) standing behind Eliot Spitzer at the Board of Elections Thursday. (Photo: Colby Hamilton/DNAinfo New York) Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s surprise comeback campaign for...
View ArticleStringer Surrogates Slam Spitzer for Not Releasing Tax Returns
Eliot Spitzer. (Photo: Getty) In a sign of increasing aggression from his campaign, two supporters of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer trashed his rival in the comptroller's race, ex-Gov....
View ArticleThe Daily Show Takes on Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner
The Daily Show takes on the mayor's race. (Photo: YouTube/JonXTalks1) The Daily Show finally weighed in on New York City's pair of politicians plodding their post-sex scandal electoral comebacks--and...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Is on the Airwaves but Not the Streets
Eliot Spitzer: America's favorite guest. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Last night, Eliot Spitzer sat down with CNN's Piers Morgan--marking the latest in a string of more than a dozen high-profile...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Asks Eliot Spitzer About ‘Self-Comptrol’
Eliot Spitzer on The Colbert Report last night. (Photo: Colbertnation.com) Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer stopped by The Colbert Report last night as part of his comeback campaign for city...
View ArticleLatino Leaders Have No Love for Spitzer
Ruben Diaz Jr. and Adriano Espaillat today. Huddled in the shade on the steps outside of City Hall today, an Avengers-esque group of Latino leaders gathered to claim their allegiances to city...
View ArticlePassive-Aggressive Spitzer Tweet Sparks All-Out Flack War
Audrey Gelman. The battle between former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is getting personal. Campaign spokespersons on both sides of the divisive comptroller's...
View Article‘I Failed Big Time’: Eliot Spitzer Addresses Scandal in New Ad
Eliot Spitzer speaking in the ad. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer screwed up with his prostitution scandal, and he's taking to the airwaves to admit it. “Look, I failed," the now-comptroller candidate tells...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Returns to the Campaign Trail
Eliot Spitzer stopping traffic this morning in Queens. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer made his first official campaign stop in more than two weeks this morning, greeting commuters in a frenzied appearance...
View ArticleStringer Labels Spitzer Administration ‘Total and Complete Failure’
Scott Stringer at today's press conference The claws have officially come out in the city comptroller's race. At a press conference devoted to revealing a new banking plan in East Harlem this...
View ArticleWeiner Draws Cheers From Forum Following Confessional Press Conference
Anthony Weiner at this evening's candidates' forum. Scandal, shmandal. Less than an hour after a hastily-convened press conference where he admitted to engaging in lewd online conversations with a...
View ArticleEliot Spitzer Woos Staten Island’s Commuter Crowd
Eliot Spitzer schmoozes with a voter. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, felled by a prostitution scandal five years ago, found a forgiving crowd in Staten Island this morning during the third official...
View ArticleNew Spitzer Ad Silently Shows Off Wall Street Reputation
A scene from the ad Now that the apologies are over, Eliot Spitzer is sticking to his "Sheriff of Wall Street" roots in the city comptroller's race. In a new advertisement called "Empty," the camera...
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