Even if you're a New Yorker settled on casting a ballot for Spitzer or Clinton come Tuesday, you still have a choice to make -- whether you're gonna vote for them as Democrats. As the result of an interesting quirk of Empire State politics known as "fusion voting," candidates can appear on the ballot as a candidate from more than one party. Spitzer and Clinton are also running on the Working Families Party line.

Votes for them as candidates of either party count towards their final tallies, so there's no danger that of squandering your vote. In fact, since both Spitzer and Clinton are coasting towards victory, mindfully choosing which through which to vote for them is one meaningful voting-booth chance that progressives have to voice an opinion this election.