Spitzer vs. Weiner: Who Would You Forgive? Cast Your Vote
Two disgraced politicians walk into a New York election—who gets your vote? Take our survey.
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Something fishy is going on in New York City.
Two of recent history’s most shamed politicians—Eliot Spitzer, who stepped down as governor of New York in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, and Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress in 2011 after tweeting crotch shots—are back and running for office. Spitzer wants to be comptroller; Weiner’s eyeing the mayor’s mansion.
For better or worse, both men have a solid shot at winning their race and taking back a piece of the tainted spotlight. So we had to ask—if only one of them could pull off a comeback, which one would you pick? Whose indiscretions are more easily forgivable?
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