Politics

Eliot Spitzer Mobbed by Press, Heckled at First Campaign Stop

Political Spectacle

From hecklers to sweat, David Freedlander reports on the ex-governor’s first post-scandal campaign stop.

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Eliot Spitzer emerged from political exile on Monday, taking his first halting steps back to public life with a campaign swing through Union Square.

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But it was more a media circus than a whistle-stop tour for New York City residents, with dozens of reporters, television cameras, and photographers surrounding the former...

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