… It had been three days since Eliot Spitzer, the former governor who resigned in 2008 after being identified as a client of a high-priced prostitution ring, announced that he was running for city comptroller. Although Mr. Spitzer’s reputation was seriously damaged by his conduct, he could find solace in […] Read more »
NYC: Spitzer in 1st Place in Comptroller Race
Five years after a prostitution scandal forced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer from office, many Democrats appear willing to give him a shot at political redemption, according to a new poll that shows him with a strong lead in the city comptroller race. [cont.] Jon Schuppe, NBC New York Read more »
Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer test how forgiving New York voters are
Sometimes, when the electoral gods seem spent, they bless us with the unexpected. Enter former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer surprised more than one person last night with his sudden announcement that he’s going to run for New York City comptroller. The move adds more former […] Read more »
We asked science if Eliot Spitzer could win. It said yes.
The year 2013 is looking to be a banner one for politicians recovering from scandals. Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, who admitted to an extramarital affair during an odd, rambling news conference in 2009 and had to fight off subsequent impeachment attempts, won back his old Congressional seat in […] Read more »
How the media outrageously blew the IRS scandal
… In short, the entire scandal narrative was a fiction. But it had real consequences, effectively derailing Obama’s agenda not long after a resounding reelection, costing several people their careers, and distracting and misinforming the public. It’s not that nothing went wrong at the IRS, but that the transgression merited […] Read more »
Nonscandals are having no effect
… GOP comparisons to Watergate reflect either poor historiography or political hackery — or both. Part of what made Watergate such a horrific scandal was the answer to Republican Senate Leader Howard Baker’s (R-Tenn.) famous questions, “What did the President know, and when did he know it?” It turned out […] Read more »