Eliot Spitzer would be a great running mate for Barack Obama.
Spitzer earned more votes than Hillary in New York. Those who speak well of Hillary say her victory is a good one because she got almost as many votes as Spitzer. Spitzer was expected to win big, real big, all along. Hillary's big win is a little bit of a surprise.
Spitzer signifies a generation shift just like Barack Obama.
For the longest time I did not know he was Jewish. He comes to you on merits just like Obama. He transcends faith based lines.
When I first dug into him and started studying his speeches, I was in total awe. This is a next generation politician, I remember thinking vividly. He is sheer substance. No bells and whistles. And he manages to communicate that sense of substance to the public. (Eliot Spitzer)
New York would be a good balance to Illinois.
Spitzer's running mate was a black dude from Harlem. If Spitzer jumps to the Obama bandwagon, would that black guy then become Governor of New York? That would be a nice swap. White guy leaves black guy for black guy, black guys benefit.
Spitzer is the only person in American politics today who could tackle corporate welfare reform. The guy is gutsy.
He is charming too. The first Spitzer event I went to, the guy was cracking jokes about going after Wall Street types. One after the other. (Eliot Spitzer, Aliza Fatima)
He is very down to earth. You feel it standing next to him. He intends to do the work.
I was watching his victory speech and the guy was going on and on. It felt less like celebration, and more like, I got work to do. (2006 Elections Victory Party)
Barack Obama makes white people feel good about themselves. That is why he is so popular among whites. Eliot Spitzer also makes a lot of ordinary white people feel good about themselves. He makes them feel like once again they actually matter in the political process.
The most important quality you look for in a running mate is if that person could be president. Spitzer sure is presidential material.
A Senator is better off with a Governor than would be with another Senator. That is a nicer balance.
And I do have a strong New York bias. I am a refugee into New York City, did I tell you? From Kentucky. I am going to colonize Kentucky some day.
I have given much thought to the whole gender thing. I guess I don't feel too sorry for the WASP women of the world who are more WASP than women.
If Hillary can announce within months of being elected Senator that she is running for president, Eliot Spitzer can jump onto a national ticket within a year and two thirds of getting elected Governor. New Yorkers will be better off with him in the White House than in the Governor's mansion. Sitting Governors run for higher office all the time.
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