Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is laying the groundwork for a political comeback, possibly as a startling addition to this year’s mayoral race, sources said yesterday.
Political insiders were abuzz at news that Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, had granted a lengthy magazine interview for the first time since his resignation in an embarrassing sexting scandal in 2011.
“The magazine piece is step one of a two-step process for him to run citywide this year,” said one Democratic Party source.
“He’s looking at public advocate and comptroller, but he really thinks he can use this to get back in and run for mayor.”
Weiner issued a terse “no comment” when asked about his plans.
Weiner has $4.3 million left in his campaign account, including $248,710 that would be matched 6-to-1 under the public-financing system.
His polling must have shown that the run would be worth it.
Orthodoxy SUCKS.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Thomas Jefferson
Quote: FP123 wrote in post #5I think that he is delusional, this race is Christine Quinn's all the way, barring any significant scandals.
Absolutely. Wiener's just your garden varierty vanilla pervert . Quinn's a bankshot [New York for twofer]. A woman AND a lesbian. In NYC Dim circles it don't get much better, unless she was a minority., Then she'd be a trifecta.
"The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader