Anthony Weiner says he's in the Mayor's race to stay

[hrmjustin]

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- If you think Anthony Weiner's considering dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City, think again.

"The Daily News doesn't want me to be Mayor. The New York Post doesn't want me to be mayor. The New York Times doesn't want me to be mayor. A lot of political elite in this town don't want me to be mayor. And that's why I say I should be mayor," Weinberg told me during an interview on Friday.

Last week, Weiner confirmed he continued sexting long after he resigned from Congress and after a warm and fuzzy People magazine story from last summer. His sexting problem back then "seemed" long gone.

"Well, a lot of people say I can't believe you just did that again. It was a year ago," he said.

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[AndyA]

1. I can't believe Weiner did it, period.

There's something wrong with him. He made the choice to do these things, and they were bad choices. New York City doesn't need a Mayor with a history of making bad choices.

[hrmjustin]

2. I agree! This is why I am not voting for Weiner or Quinn.

[Ian David]

3. Does he know that Rudy 9iu11ani's secret mayoral love nest was already destroyed on 9/11?

I mean, really, what's in it for him?

[hrmjustin]

4. Maybe he figures he can run for another office but I see him destroying any chance of it now.

[Chipper Chat]

5. Looks like he wants to stretch it out

the full nine, uh, yards.

[hrmjustin]

6. LOL

He just hired a new campaign manager.

[customerserviceguy]

7. Wonder where he found the new campaign manager

Perhaps an ad in "Soldier of Fortune" magazine?

[hrmjustin]

8. Someone who likes a challenge.

[customerserviceguy]

9. I guess you could have said that about Mark O'Mara, too.

Hey, it's NYC, and there's a fair amount of time until the primaries, perhaps Weiner could pull this off, no pun intended. We saw that a month ago his ratings were above Quinn's, and the memory of his resignation from Congress was still pretty fresh in people's minds.

If there's a "they all do it" kind of mentality among the voters, then he might win this thing. Let's face it, having him as NYC mayor would embarass Hillary, and she might decide not to run in 2016. For some folks, that would be a positive.

[hrmjustin]

10. I just posted the story of the new manager in the NY room.

I think he destroyed his career.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. That's as far as he'll get. The race.

After that, he's all done.

[hrmjustin]

12. His political career is over IMO.