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Spitzer planning to run for office again

If you thought you’d seen the last of Eliot Spitzer, think again.

Over lunch at Prime Grill Tuesday, Spitzer was overheard saying that his recent unsuccessful run for New York City Comptroller will make it easier for him to run for another office in the near future.

“I have heard he may challenge state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman” — whom he has trashed in public for being weak — “or state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli,” said one political savant.

Most voters believed the former governor — who quit in disgrace in 2008 when he was caught in a call-girl scandal — had given up politics after his recent poor showing in the comptroller primary. (He was beat by Scott Stringer.)

Spitzer was devouring kosher sushi and prime steaks with lawyer Avi Schick, one of his prosecutors back when he was State Attorney General. My source said Spitzer and Schick were also discussing family values, a delicate subject in light of Ashley Dupree and the enduring image of Spitzer schtupping in his black socks.

Despite what was heard, Lisa Linden, a spokeswoman for Spitzer, told me: “He is not contemplating a run for office in any way. It’s the last thing on his mind.”