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Down. thats exactly what happened to scott stringer when former new york governor eliot spitzer forced from office in that prostitution scandal jumped in the race. eliot spitzer has been all over the airwaves and now his opponent, scott stringer joins us live from new york. appreciate you being here. >> its great to be here. >> let me start with this. i want to take a look at the poll numbers. these poll numbers came out from quinnipiac university. they were released on monday, but they have spi...

Cinch up your seat belt. dont worry about griffin. block has 15 months to go in her term. i think there will be a future for her in government some time in the near future. >> are you generally concerned about the uncertainty cast over recess appointments by the federal court for appeals in the district of columbia? does that now hamper the presidents ability to fill vacancieies when there is still even after today, this breakthrough, a huge backlog of positions that need to be filled? >> the pr...

>> this is the one piece of unquestioned good news in dodd/frank. it was elizabeth warrens brain child. she, of course, was chaperoning it through. should have been the first leader. the banks opposed her so vigorously they basically got the white house to cave. sometimes things ricochet in a good way. we have her and richard cordray. this is a dynamic duo. both powerful, clearest, 00:40:51:sharp est minds out there on these issues. >> youre running for new york city comptroller. >> right. you h...

Were going to fight to get them. i have confidence, as much as i disagree with the decisions of the supreme court most of the time, i feel that the facts and law are on our side, i think except they will say the president has his institutional ability to do recess appointments. >> finally very quickly here, is mitch mcconnell the problem? or is it the caucus of the senators? if you could wave a magic wand and change the makeup of the republican senators, or change mitch mcconnell to get things d...

I think there will be a future for her in government some time in the near future. >> are you generally concerned about the uncertainty cast over recess appointments by the federal court for appeals in the district of columbia? does that now hamper the presidents ability to fill vacaies when there is still, even after today, this breakthrough, a huge backlog of positions that need to be filled? >> the president was forced to do what he did. from the time weve been a country, the president when h...

Dodd/frank. it was elizabeth warrens brain child. she, of course, was chaperoning it through. should have been the first leader. the banks opposed her so vigorously they basically got the white house to cave. sometimes things ricochet in a good way. we have her and richard cordray. this is a dynamic duo. both powerful, clearest, sharp est minds out there on these issues. >> youre running for new york city comptroller. >> right. you have an opponent named scott stringer, manhattan bureau presiden...

Disagree with the decisions of the supreme court most of the time, i feel that the facts and law are on our side, i think except they will say the president has his institutional ability to do recess appointments. >> finally very quickly here, is mitch mcconnell the problem? or is it the caucus of the senators? if you could wave a magic wand and change the makeup of the republican senators, or change mitch mcconnell to get things done, which would you do? >> this is not between harry reid and mi...

Law are on our side, i think except they will say the president has his institutional ability to do recess appointments. >> finally very quickly here, is mitch mcconnell the problem? or is it the caucus of the senators? if you could wave a magic wand and change the makeup of the republican senators, or change mitch mcconnell to get things done, which would you do? >> this is not between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. this is about having the function of the senate be what it should be. i -- thi...

About the ways in which dodd/frank fall short. the cfpb, this development today, what is it? >> this is the one piece of unquestioned good news in dodd/frank. it was elizabeth warrens brain child. she, of course, was chaperoning it through. should have been the first leader. the banks opposed her so vigorously they basically got the white house to cave. sometimes things ricochet in a good way. we have her and richard cordray. this is a dynamic duo. both powerful, clearest, sharpesharp est minds ...

I understand where theyre coming from. i respect that, too. >> former governor eliot spitzer. well have the other democratic candidate for comptroller scott stringer on the programming on an upcoming day. it wasnt looking so good last night, but in light of the day, there was finally a victory for democrats in washington. im explain and ill be joined by senate majority leader harry reid.