Posted on 06/14/2025 8:15:27 PM PDT by Libloather
A political comeback bid by disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner and a grudge match pitting Republican rivals in southern Brooklyn highlight the 51 City Council races heading into the June 24 primary.
The scandal-scarred Weiner is taking a stab at re-entering public life after being sentenced to 21 months in jail in 2017 for sexting with a minor, and he has his eyes set on replacing term-limited lefty Carlina Rivera in Manhattan’s District 2 that includes the East Village and the Lower East Side.
The 60-year-old former congressman — who was a frontrunner in the 2013 mayoral race before ultimately finishing fifth in the primary – heads a field of five Democratic candidates and admits trying to reinvent himself.
“I’m trying to do a high-wire act blindfolded over a pond of angry alligators, you know?” he said. “I got my scandal. I haven’t run in a while, and I am running as a different kind of candidate.”
The once-rising Democratic star told The Post he’s “not hiding” from his past and insists most voters haven’t made it an issue on the campaign trail and that hopes his experience as an elected official will put him over the top.
Still, he conceded the comeback bid won’t be easy – especially in his uber-liberal district where he’s running as a “practical common-sense Democrat in a time that the party has lost its way.”
He said his competitors – which include Assemblyman Harvey Epstein (D-Manhattan) and ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio aide and nonprofit leader Sarah Batchu – are too “far left,” so he’s banking on voters seeking more moderate leadership.
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Why is Alex Soros marrying his ex?
You couldn't read his texts twice.
Now that Huma has chosen to be with a Gazillionaire, will she be donating to her ex’s campaign?
Apparently, New Yorkers, like Chicagoans, will vote for a democrat, no matter how foul.
Amazing. Some people have no shame at all.
There are times when everyone on the ballot is a “Weiner”.
IMHO, most of them don't vote at all, a hand selected few fill out fraudulent ballots, rig machines.
If you ask around the Bronx and Brooklyn, no one has ever heard of AOC.
How absolutely stupid and immoral do NYers have to be to even allow this sick pervert to have a chance. Wow.
“go get shafted with the Wiener!”
campaign slogan
I wouldn’t worry about him winning; he faces some stiff competition.
Ha!
Hopefully
There’s a man who leads a life that’s stranger
To everyone he meets he stays a danger
Every selfie he makes
Another chance he takes
Odds are he won’t live to wank tomorrow
Carlos Danger Man, Carlos Danger Man
This POS has no marketable skills other than being a slimy corrupt politician. Between him and and his emaciated gold digging ex wife their kid should be put into protective custody.
But he has the love and understanding of the ultra-leftist voters in NYC.
Whatever happened to Weiner’s laptop?
It is now a marital aid?
LEOPARDS NEVER CHANGE THEIR SPOTS NEVER
Cuomo and Wiener NY votes them in there is absolutely NO HOPE left for NY!!!
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