Former Governor Eliot Spitzer Is Running For New York City Comptroller

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, is planning to run for the Office of the New York City Comptroller, he told the New York Times' Michael Barbaro. Spitzer's entry marks the second New York City candidate who is looking for forgiveness to prevail among city voters in an attempt at political redemption. Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in 2011 amid a sex scandal, is running -- and currently leading some polls -- in the ...