The city comptroller’s race was ratcheted up a few notches with a particularly nasty televised debate this morning. But the rhetorical bout, which was also playing out in inboxes across the city, far from ended when the cameras stopped rolling.
Even during the debate, as the candidates were sparring, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s campaign was sending out a flurry of “FACT CHECK” emails to reporters that totaled about 12,000 words. (They can be found in full on the new “Spitzer Response” Tumblr blog, which spans more than twice as long.)
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