Down there at the bottom of a discussion of Patterson’s prospects of becoming governor, there is a fairly obvious hint that this is precisely what’s about to happen:
If Spitzer steps down, Paterson would move up – 13WHAM.com
Tuesday morning, Assemblyman Republican leader James Tedisco said he got a call from Paterson. Tedisco had been at odds with the Democratic Spitzer, but, Tedisco said Paterson asked if he would consider a fresh start.
It’s pretty obvious that Spitzer needs to step down, but to this moment, it has been less obvious that he would. This phone call makes it seem like this may already be happening. Indeed, speculation has been that Spitzer intended to use his stepping down as a part of a plea bargaining deal that would eliminate the need for him to be indicted.
