Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? Cast your vote at newsday.com/spincycle.
1. Mark Green, attorney general candidate, launching a “comparison campaign” with rival Andrew Cuomo.
2. Cuomo touting his record as U.S. Housing secretary despite instances of fraud and mismanagement in his agency’s 203(k) Home Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program.
3. Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, having his office issue a press release headlined: “BP MARKOWITZ HAILS BROOKLYN DEBUT OF WORLD’S SMELLIEST FLOWER.”

