New York, NY – The first poll taken since Eliot Spitzer leaped into the New York City comptroller’s race shows the ex-governor gaining a quick advantage over fellow Democrat Scott Stringer.
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The Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist poll shows registered Democrats favoring Spitzer over Stringer by 42 percent to 33 percent. That includes voters who are undecided but leaning toward a candidate.
Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal in 2008. Stringer is Manhattan’s borough president.
Spitzer launched his campaign Monday. The poll surveyed 546 Democrats Monday and Tuesday. Those results have a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.
Spitzer says he’s gratified by the numbers but won’t base his approach on polls.
Stringer campaign manager Sascha Owen expresses confidence that Stringer will prevail as more voters get to know him.
Most New Yorkers would agree he exercised poor judgment in his private life but he was one of the best AGs we ever had in New York State. Had the SEC and other federal agencies shown the same smarts and aggressiveness in regulating the financial sector, we might have avoided the 2008/9 financial meltdown. He certainly should be elected. He and Weiner would make an outstanding team to manage NYC.
How can the public be so forgiving of his indesccretions?
He was a terrible AG, making up fake cases against innocent people, ruining lives, a total jerk. He should take his inherited money and go away. Go away!
It is said, that leaders reflect the people. Maybe New Yorkers should give that some thought.
it seems engaging in extramarital activities is now a prerequisite for running in NY. voters have what’s coming to them if they’re going to elect this doofus into office. no complaining or being “shocked” when it’s revealed he (be it Wiener or Spitzer) is the star of another scandal in involving women they aren’t wed to.