Weiner On Top? He takes lead among Democrats in NY mayor poll
New Yorkers appear ready to give former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner a second chance as he pursues the Democratic nomination for mayor.
Weiner, whose congressional career was derailed two years ago amid a sexting scandal, has pulled ahead of his Democratic rivals in a Wall Street Journal, NBC New York and Marist survey. Among those he leads is City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who was ahead of Weiner 24 to 19 percent only last month in another Marist poll.
Twenty-five percent of registered Democrats said they would vote for Weiner, compared with 20 percent forQuinn, according to the poll released Tuesday night.