Sheldon Silver, the powerful Assembly speaker, supports Mr Spitzer, as does Richard Clark, a former counter-terrorism expert in the Clinton and Bush White Houses.

• 颇有影响力的议会议长谢尔登·斯利沃，同理查德·克拉克（克林顿和布什执政时期的反恐专家）都竭力支持斯皮策先生。