March 12, 2008 (LPAC)--The sting investigation and compelled resignation of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer was used, and perhaps planned, as a targetted attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign. On March 6, the Boston Globe (owned by the New York Times) reported it had made a nationwide survey of superdelegates to see what were the effects of the Hillary Clinton victories in the March 4 Ohio and Texas primaries. The Globe found that there was a shift to "stand pat until the primaries are over," i.e. that the superdelegates were resisting the pressure to shift from Clinton to Barack Obama. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who endorsed Hillary Clinton in May 2007, was one of the superdelegates the Globe reported canvassing, and he said he was holding firm for Hillary Clinton. Spitzer was the state's leader among superdelegates, 42 of whom were for Clinton and only one for Obama.

 

The following day, March 7, Spitzer was notified by the FBI that he was to be brought down, and on March 8 the New York Times was given details to go with.

 

The Times came out with the scandal on March 10, citing a Federal administration official "with knowledge of the governor's role" in a Federal investigation. The Times demanded Spitzer's resignation in editorials March 11 and March 12.

 

The Washington Post, controlled by Rohatyn-Lazard, "signalled" in a piece this morning that Senator Clinton and former President Bill Clinton should be asked repeatedly, while campaigning, about the Spitzer case. The Post spewed its venom on Clinton by presenting the Spitzer as a "bad-luck charm" for her.