Eliot Spitzer: From Disgraced Governor To MSNBC Anchor

Back on June 29 when Dylan Ratigan‘s first MSNBC show debuted, his featured guest was former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

With Spitzer’s name being thrown around as a potential political candidate again, he moved into a new role today – as anchor on MSNBC, filling in for Ratigan.

Spitzer and Monica Novotny co-anchored for Ratigan at 4pmET, who was out today.

Through several interviews based on finance, but also foreign policy and more, Spitzer held his own, was engaging – and certainly proved this may not be a random occurrence.

With one anchor gone, a new one emerges. Maybe if he eschews the political arena he can stick with TV news.

Here’s one of the segments:

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