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I recall his. . . (none / 0) (#14)
by LarryInNYC on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:23:09 PM EST
going seriously of the reservation over some issue at the time of the election, but I don't know what.

Also, I believe it's Paterson.

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Are you wondering (none / 0) (#19)
by Iphie on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:35:07 PM EST
about Spitzer going off the reservation or Paterson? If you're talking about Spitzer, then yes, it was about Paterson -- specifically, choosing Paterson to be his running mate. Spitzer made the choice very early, while there were still others running for the position. It seemed to have come out of nowhere, and many political operatives felt that they should have been included in the decision making process. To give you an idea of how much of a surprise it was, Paterson's own father had already endorsed someone else for lt. governor.


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No. . . (none / 0) (#20)
by LarryInNYC on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:36:26 PM EST
it was Paterson who, I think, speculated about some very non-Democratic policy in public.  I'm sorry, it's a vague recollection, and I don't have time now to track it down.

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Iphie, great comments today (none / 0) (#21)
by Jeralyn on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:37:27 PM EST
you really have a pulse on the NY angle, thanks so much.

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Thank you. (none / 0) (#23)
by Iphie on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 11:06:29 PM EST
I really appreciate this site.

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See the New York Observer, 2/13/06 (none / 0) (#22)
by Jeralyn on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:47:51 PM EST
Spitzer's Mate David Paterson Is Mystery Man (quote on how Patterson was picked:)

Leecia Eve, a Buffalo-born lawyer and former counsel to Senator Hillary Clinton, was running for Lieutenant Governor with the blessing of Basil Paterson and the junior Mr. Paterson's wife, Michelle. Ms. Eve's supporters thought they had Mr. Paterson's support, and the Harlem leadership was furious when he decided to come in on his own.

The decision was not, of course, Mr. Paterson's. It was Mr. Spitzer's. And that decision came after two months of semi-serious offers from the Attorney General, Mr. Paterson said. The two men had met on a television talk show in late 1995 or early 1996, said the Senator (whose memory for dates and figures is legendary), before Mr. Spitzer was elected State Attorney General. They debated the merits of the police use of high-school yearbook photographs.



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