Goldstein, who said it was  thoroughly, thoroughly possible  that the issue would surface in Spitzer's advertisements, defended the use of the issue by noting that the attorney general has direct impact on the issue of clinic access. Vacco's campaign manager, Matt Behrmann, said in a statement that Spitzer had  sunk to a new and despicable low by attempting to (capitalize) on the murder of a physician in order to garner votes.   
 Verb: capitalize
Yes