2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIf Spitzer(D-NY) had not resigned from the Governorship in 2008.
Cuomo would still be NY AG.
Spitzer-D would win re-election as Governor in 2010,
Spitzer-D would retire in 2014, Cuomo-D would be front runner to succeed him in 2014,win re-election in 2018.
2016- Spitzer runs POTUS if Hillary,Biden does not run.
2024- Cuomo becomes the standard bearer.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)But, he did and the rest is history one might say.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)and hadn't had his little prostitute problem. But, then if Benedict Arnold had died at Saratoga he would have been a great American hero. But neither scenario occurred and both are major losers!
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)Warren created.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)qualifies for one of the dumbest threads I have seen in a while.
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)Spitzer-D would have won re-election in 2010 against Pallidano-R.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)even with out the prostitution crap he was on the road to a single term. Even if he had done a mea culpa tour every week, which would have been needed!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)would have won in 2010. You do realize he was prosecuting prostitution and he got caught taking a prostitute across state lines which is a felony? He was toast. Even crazy Palladino would have beaten Spitzer.
Why don't we change the conversation to Martin O'Malley who won in 2006 and 2010, and now is perfectly positioned to do exactly what you are suggesting Spitzer could have done.
O'Malley 2016! The Progressive Candidate in 2016!
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)2006- Spitzer-NY,Patrick-MA,and O'Malley-MD won.
O'Malley-MD won a re-match against Ehrlich-R.
Patrick-MA won a 3 way race against Baker-R and Cahill-I.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)It's nice to dream. I live in reality.