Spitzer Political Comebacks Falls Flat

NEW YORK (AP) —

Eliot Spitzer, lost the Democratic primary contest for city comptroller to Scott Stringer, the Manhattan borough president. Stringer took 52 percent of the vote to Spitzer’s 48 percent.

Spitzer had a early lead in the polls, but the race tightened dramatically in recent weeks as the Democratic establishment rallied around Stringer, his main opponent.

“All of us should serve, participate,” Spitzer told supporters in his concession speech. “I intend to do so in different ways.”

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