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Could Spitzer drag down Weiner’s NYC mayoral run?
Associated Press ^ | Jul 14, 2013 11:22 AM EDT | Jonathan Lemire

Posted on 07/14/2013 8:39:31 AM PDT by Olog-hai

After weeks of carefully managed political repair work that has lifted Anthony Weiner from sexting scandal punch line to front-runner in the New York City mayoral campaign, he suddenly faces a threat from someone who’s not even in the same race: Eliot Spitzer.

The former New York governor’s surprise entry into the city comptroller’s race now means there are two sex scandal-comeback stories competing for the media’s attention, and the constant mention of both in the same breath has once again put Weiner back under the lens of infamy he has worked so hard to escape.

“It’s horrible timing, just as Weiner was rising in the polls,” said Democratic strategist Dan Gerstein, who is not affiliated with any candidate in the 2013 race. “Now, we’ve had a weeklong conversation about sex. Character may become a central issue again.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: anthonyweiner; cesspool; eliotspitzer; nycmayor
How sick. Character was a central issue to the Founding Fathers.
1 posted on 07/14/2013 8:39:31 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
New Yorkers deserve both of them.

Of course, we here in California deserve Boxer, Feinswine, Brown, etc.

So there. I flamed myself. No need to pile on.

2 posted on 07/14/2013 8:42:11 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle

LOL hahahahahaha!


3 posted on 07/14/2013 8:45:19 AM PDT by TsonicTsunami08
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To: Olog-hai

Wiener/Spitzer: NY is pulling for you.


4 posted on 07/14/2013 8:45:41 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Olog-hai

5 posted on 07/14/2013 8:51:16 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Olog-hai
just as Weiner was rising...

Indeed.

6 posted on 07/14/2013 8:56:41 AM PDT by JPG (Obama Does Egypt.)
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To: Travis McGee
LOL!!! just damn...
7 posted on 07/14/2013 8:57:15 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Olog-hai

Ringling Bros is a sideshow compared to the real three-ring circus that is NYC politics today.


8 posted on 07/14/2013 8:58:02 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Travis McGee

Hmm. The noses and the “devil” ears.


9 posted on 07/14/2013 8:58:41 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Client 9 Deflates Weiner


10 posted on 07/14/2013 9:01:16 AM PDT by twister881
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Spitzer proving to be a pull on Weiner’s pud.


11 posted on 07/14/2013 9:07:09 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Olog-hai

Whichever Dem wins, Noo Yawk loses.


12 posted on 07/14/2013 9:07:11 AM PDT by Argus
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To: Olog-hai

Weiner will go down after it Spitzers,


13 posted on 07/14/2013 9:18:01 AM PDT by fso301
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To: Olog-hai

I despise both of these men but there is a big difference in what they did that got them in trouble.

Insofar as I know Anthony Weiner was a sex crazed jerk, but I don’t think he broke any laws.

Spitzer on the other hand broke many of them, while he was the chief law enforcement official in New York State. And he paid NO PRICE for it, legally.

I don’t think either should be elected, but Spitzer should have been tried for the many serious crimes he committed.


14 posted on 07/14/2013 9:48:09 AM PDT by jocon307
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I think they should campaign together, a perfect slogan would be: “Weiner/Spitzer it’s what New York deserves!”


15 posted on 07/14/2013 10:01:06 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Olog-hai

No funny penis-jokes from the AP???


16 posted on 07/14/2013 10:13:06 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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Could Spitzer drag down Weiner's NYC mayoral run?

Probably. What is for sure is that Spitzer, Weiner and others like them are in the process of dragging down what was once a great state. It can't go on for much longer.

17 posted on 07/14/2013 10:26:10 AM PDT by StormEye
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