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70% of New Yorkers Want Spitzer to Resign

Posted Mar 12, 08 8:14 CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – New Yorkers want embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign from office—or they’ll throw him out, reports the AP. A poll yesterday found 70% of state residents want Spitzer to quit; if he doesn’t, 66% say he should be impeached. "It's a big thumbs down," said pollster Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

Since a brief Monday apology, Spitzer hasn’t talked to the media, remaining with his family in their New York City apartment. Republicans have had plenty to say, demanding he leave office. Democrats, meanwhile, have remained largely mum. Spitzer—who had a reputation as a straight arrow—stands accused of spending up to $80,000 patronizing high-priced hookers.

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Charles O'Byrne, chief of staff to New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson, right, speaks with Assembly member Aileen Gunther, D-Monticell, in the flag room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, March...   (Associated Press)
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer arrives at his Fifth Avenue apartment, Monday, March 10, 2008, in New York. Spitzer apologized after he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. He did not elaborate...   (Associated Press)
Members of the media wait outside Gov. Eliot Spitzer's Fifth Ave. residence in New York on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators...   (Associated Press)
The Senate Chamber is seen during a session at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, a day after Gov. Eliot Spitzer was implicated as a client of a high-priced prostitution ring....   (Associated Press)
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