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.
A second source said Weiner has been contacting former staffers to prepare for his re-entry into politics.
Weiner’s entry into the Democratic primary for mayor would make it more difficult for any of the five candidates now in the race to get at least 40 percent of the vote and avoid a runoff.
This guy needs to grow up and get real freaking job.
You know, one where you actually have to, like, do stuff.
Weiner has never had a real job outside of politics, probably cannot conceive of doing something out of politics, and seems to need the attention people in politics get the way must of us need oxygen.
Frankly, he's a pathetic sight, trying to re-emerge and "redeem" himself through politics.
But he's not the first to do so.
Mark Sanford, he of the "Old Appalachian Trail, is the Republican candidate for Congress in a South Carolina District and David Vitter, the Senator who showed up in a madam's book as a fellow who liked to hire prostitutes, wear diapers and be a bad baby, never did resign and now has very high poll numbers.
Still, I think Weiner would grow into a better human being if stayed out of politics and trained in another career.
But it's apparent that's just not who he is.
In the end, I doubt he joins the mayor's race and runs instead for comptroller or public advocate.
I don't think he wins either race, not this time around, but maybe in the near future voters will forgive and forget and elect him to something,
I wish he would take his Twitter feed and his handset and just go away.
I bet Christine Quinnfeels the same way.
If Weiner joins the mayor's race, it hurts her the most.
If she loses even one or two percentage points to Weiner, it could be the difference between getting over the 40% in the primary and avoiding a runoff or getting under and having one.
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