Rebecca Traister muses about his attempted comeback and Amanda Marcotte argues against supporting Spitzer's return to political life.
I think, given his prosecution of prostitution rings, that he has some dues to pay before his return. I think there are definitely ways to improve our handling of this issue, yet I also think the answers aren't as straightforward as say marijuana decriminalization. So, I'm not trying to mandate a position for him to take, but I'd want to see him take real efforts to square his actions in public life and his immediately relevant and criminal private actions. This isn't to say I'd automatically support his opponent in a primary election, let alone the general election (not that I'm a New Yorker anyways). But if he wants support from me, he's got to put some actual work into dealing with the elephant in the room.
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