Quinn Emphasizes Historic Nature Of Her Mayoral Campaign

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By: Grace Rauh

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is trying to remind voters about the historic nature of her campaign for mayor, and the fact that she is running in a year dominated by scandal-scarred politicians may help her make the case. NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is hoping to make history. A win in November would make her the first woman mayor, and the first openly gay one, the city's ever seen.

Quinn is relying on high-profile supporters like Gloria Steinem to emphasize her gender at a time when some New Yorkers seem tired of the sex scandals dogging male politicians running for office. The underlying message seems to be that a woman, like Quinn, would not get into trouble like that.

Anthony Weiner, meanwhile, is still facing embarrassing questions about his online sex life. When asked in a Univision interview why he "picked the psudeonym Carlos Danger to hold these conversations of sexual content online," Weiner responded, "It was a joke."

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