If I recall correctly, the accusation of assault against Spitzer fell apart. There is still the issue with prostitutes, but, to your point, that seems quaint. Beyond that though, he was a very unpopular Governor and failed in his last NYC race (though not by much, as I recall).
Spitzer was elected governor by the widest margin in New York history. After his fall from grace, he attempted a comeback by running for comptroller of New York City but lost in the primary to Scott Stringer, who is now a likely candidate for mayor. But if Cuomo is now a viable candidate, even Matt Gaetz is a credible candidate for governor of Florida.
Spitzer was very popular the day he was elected. I personally really loved the guy. He basically immediately started to piss off absolutely everyone and was headed toward an aborted political career even without the prostitution scandal.
Only because Democrats chose not to circle the wagons around him and normalize him the way that Republicans do with their deviants. If Weiner belonged to the other party, he'd be getting a Cabinet appointment right now.
A fact which I have to constantly remind people here and elsewhere. This notion that Democratic politicians get the same leeway as Republican politicians do is simply not based in reality. Base Democrats actually expect their politicians to govern, do it well, and to be adults. It's a major reason Orange Slob could and would never make it as "one of us." He would have had to be Mayor of NYC or NY Governor first before even considering going national. His ego would NEVER allow that.
His sex scandal is the least of his problems. He helped tank Clinton because he couldn't be arsed to be kept away from electronics by either himself or his family.
If sexual misconduct is no obstacle, Eliot Spitzer ought to enter the race.
If I recall correctly, the accusation of assault against Spitzer fell apart. There is still the issue with prostitutes, but, to your point, that seems quaint. Beyond that though, he was a very unpopular Governor and failed in his last NYC race (though not by much, as I recall).
Spitzer was elected governor by the widest margin in New York history. After his fall from grace, he attempted a comeback by running for comptroller of New York City but lost in the primary to Scott Stringer, who is now a likely candidate for mayor. But if Cuomo is now a viable candidate, even Matt Gaetz is a credible candidate for governor of Florida.
Spitzer was very popular the day he was elected. I personally really loved the guy. He basically immediately started to piss off absolutely everyone and was headed toward an aborted political career even without the prostitution scandal.
Kinda funny that Stringer then lost out on his Mayoral race due to sexual misconduct. Seems to be a theme here unfortunately.
Or Anthony Weiner.
I suspect the only election Weiner would win at the moment is "local whipping boy".
Only because Democrats chose not to circle the wagons around him and normalize him the way that Republicans do with their deviants. If Weiner belonged to the other party, he'd be getting a Cabinet appointment right now.
Our electorate is different from the MAGA base.
A fact which I have to constantly remind people here and elsewhere. This notion that Democratic politicians get the same leeway as Republican politicians do is simply not based in reality. Base Democrats actually expect their politicians to govern, do it well, and to be adults. It's a major reason Orange Slob could and would never make it as "one of us." He would have had to be Mayor of NYC or NY Governor first before even considering going national. His ego would NEVER allow that.
But he's a bigger asshole than all the other scum mentioned above imo
His sex scandal is the least of his problems. He helped tank Clinton because he couldn't be arsed to be kept away from electronics by either himself or his family.