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Stringer Campaign Ad Attacks Spitzer's Record As Governor
NY1News
City Comptroller candidate and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has released a new Web ad targeting his opponent Eliot Spitzer's record as governor, saying that Spitzer only caused political gridlock in Albany.
This is a closely watched race, with the relatively late edition of Spitzer, who is attempting a political comeback after resigning the governorship five years ago because of a prostitution scandal.
Rather than focus on the scandal that brought Spitzer down, Stringer's new ad mentions political gridlock and the Troopergate scandal, where Spitzer was found to be using state troopers for political purposes.
This morning, Stringer greeted voters outside the Newkirk Avenue subway stop in Brooklyn, and told NY1 he wants to avoid personal attacks in the race.
Read more at http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/186408/stringer-campaign-ad-attacks-spitzer-s-record-as-governor
