Eliot Spitzer Stunningly Loses Comeback Bid For City Comptroller To Scott Stringer

[FarCenter]

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has called Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to concede in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller.

With 95% of precincts reporting as of 11:40 p.m., The Associated Press projected Stringer as the winner with 51.92% of the vote. He led Spitzer by more than 20,000 votes.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/eliot-spitzer-concedes-scott-stringer-comptroller-2013-9

[hrmjustin]

1. I voted for Stringer.

[Logical]

2. Not a fan of him, breaking the law while locking up others! nt

[Jefferson23]

3. Shit, big mistake NY'ers. n/t

[FarCenter]

4. How can you trust someone who'll pay that much for a hooker?

[Jefferson23]

5. You think he lost b/c of his history with prostitutes?

[FarCenter]

6. That and his basically arrogant personality -- 1%er.

[Jefferson23]

7. You're a NY'er?

[FarCenter]

8. In the NY media market.

[Jefferson23]

9. You're a NY'er in the NY media market.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Thomas Ferguson: Why Spitzer’s Return Terrifies Big Finance

By Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, in Boston and a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute

You didn’t have to be in New York to feel the shudder on Wall Street when Eliot Spitzer announced that he was running for New York City Comptroller. It was enough to read between the lines of just about any financial paper in the world.

Suddenly, the Masters of the Universe were staring at their worst nightmare: the prospect of a comeback by the only major politician in the U.S. whose deeds — and not simply words —prove that he does not think corporate titans are too big to jail.

Who, when the Justice Department, Congress, and the Securities and Exchange Commission all defaulted in the wake of a tidal wave of financial frauds, creatively used New York State’s Martin Act to go where they wouldn’t and subpoena emails and corporate records of the malefactors of great wealth, winning convictions and big settlements.

Who in 2005, as New York State Attorney General, actually sued AIG instead of thinking up ways to hand it billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money.

Who brought a suit over the Gilded Age compensation package Stock Exchange head Richard Grasso had been awarded by his chums on the board.

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/07/thomas-ferguson-why-spitzers-return-terrifies-big-finance.html

It's a shame he lost.

[FarCenter]

10. So NYers may have suspected he'd spend his time crusading to enhance his career

Instead of doing his job as city comptroller.

[Jefferson23]

12. That lets me know how much you understand what type of loss this really is, thanks. n/t

[geek tragedy]

15. NYC Comptroller's job isn't to beat up

on Wall Street--it's to serve the people of NYC.

[Jefferson23]

16. What a ridiculous and short sighted position...enjoy your win. n/t

[geek tragedy]

17. Yes, a public servant who wants the job

rather than viewing it as a chance to promote himself. Yeah, I care more about there being money to pay for schools and homeless shelters than I do for seeing Spitzer's face on tv.

[Jefferson23]

18. Complete nonsense, but he lost, so as I said, enjoy your win. n/t

[geek tragedy]

19. I am enjoying it, along with Christine Quinn's humiliation. nt

[kelliekat44]

11. Spitzer is still the best qualified for the job. nt

[Jefferson23]

13. Indeed. n/t

[geek tragedy]

14. I voted for Stringer because he's actually

interested in NYC. This was nothing but the first stop on what Spitzer thought would be his comeback tour.