Posted on 06/26/2013 12:14:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has surged ahead of his opponents in a new NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal poll, transforming himself in just a few weeks from disgraced has-been to mayoral front-runner.
Weiner, who entered the race two years after resigning his congressional seat amid a sexting scandal, now leads City Council Speaker Christine Quinn 25 percent to 20 percent among registered Democrats, the poll by Marist found. That's a flip-flop from the last survey in May, when Quinn, the longtime front-runner, led Weiner 24 percent to 19 percent.
And a runoff in the Democratic contest seems increasingly likely -- no candidate appears close to capturing the 40 percent needed on Sept. 10, which would force a second contest between the top two finishers.
The poll shows that, in those scenarios, Weiner does not lead, but has gained a great deal of ground since the previous survey. In a runoff between Quinn and Weiner, she beats him 44 percent to 42 percent, with 14 percent undecided. That's a change from last month's poll that found 48 percent for Quinn, 33 percent for Weiner and 18 percent undecided.
In a runoff scenario between Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thompson, 42 percent backed Quinn and 40 percent support Thompson, with 18 percent undecided. And if Thompson were to face Weiner, he would narrowly beat the former congressman by 42 percent to 41 percent, with 18 percent undecided.
Another good sign for Weiner is the number of registered New York voters who said they might vote for Weiner. Forty-nine percent said theyd consider it, up from 40 percent two months ago, before Weiner entered the race. Those who said they wouldnt consider voting for him dropped from 52 percent to 45 percent.
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New Yorkers set to embarrass the ENTIRE COUNTRY.
In their ignorance, they’ll make Huma Abedin “First Lady of New York”——moslems will REJOICE and build mosques on every streetcorner!
Attack Twin Towers, then install Huma as a symbol of their victory.
LOL! From the Nanny to Weiner,this will prove to be a death knell for NYC. Talk about material for comics. With Obama, the SCOTUS the gay and lesbo military, the partisan IRS, the spying on us and all the rest of the bs, we’re finished as a country.
New Yawkers love dem Weiners.
One Weiner replacing a total prick in NYC is appropriate for that city.
I’ll find an illegal alien with a govt mortgage.
They are testing a new campaign slogan ‘A. Weiner is hard to beat!”
Don't know if anyone in New York can lick him.
You know what’s funny? Clinton had sex and lied about it, and he kept his job. Anthony Weiner didn’t have sex and lied about it, and lost his. I guess the lesson here is, if you’re gonna lie, have sex.
LOL!
Believe me, he has thought long and hard about running for Mayor.
Some gals think he’s the total package. I dont want to be too hard on him. I dont have a bone to pick with that guy.
You want him, New York? You got him. Idiots.
I just read somewhere that it’s around an 80/20 split.
Which means almost everyone I pass when I walk across town is a Dem.
I feel like slapping each one upside the head as I walk by...
I can’t believe New Yorkers got their Weiner up under these conditions.
If they really want that tiny Weiner all up in their business, I hope they know that once Huma happens, it will explode and come crashing down like the twin towers again.
When the times get hard, a politican like Weiner can be counted on to stick it out.
Women For Anthony (Weiner) is run by his wife and her sister and what appear to be other Islamists.
They want the access, not the man.
Wiener’s polls are rising. (Heh, heh...heh, heh...heh, heh...) [/Beavis]
Does anyone need more proof that democrats are suffering from a totally debilitating mental illness?
No wonder you cannot have a reasonable debate with them as there is something seriously wrong in their brain function.
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