Anthony Weiner now top mayoral choice among male Democratic voters: poll

[WestVirginiaRebel]

NY Daily News:

Men may be ready to forgive Anthony Weiner.

Although women continue to have their doubts about the scandal-scarred pol, a new poll released Tuesday found that Democratic men named Weiner as their top choice for mayor more than they did any other candidate.

And men are leading the way for Weiner as he gains altitude among all Democratic voters, dramatically cutting into front-runner Christine Quinn’s lead and underscoring the dramatic impact the ex-congressman has had on the race in mere days.

“Weiner is clearly a factor to be considered in the mayoralty,” said Lee Miringoff, who directs the Marist College poll. “(He is) taking so much of the oxygen out of the room.”

When Marist last polled voters about Weiner a month ago, the man who dropped out of Congress in a humiliating sexting scandal two years ago was the top pick among 15% of Democrats.

The same poll conducted between Wednesday and Friday last week, after Weiner formally threw his hat in the ring, found he’d jumped 4 percentage points and is now the choice of 19% of voters.

City Council Speaker Quinn (D-Manhattan) is still the clear leader in the race, but saw her support drop from 26% last month to 24% last week.

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He's rising to the occasion with what seems to be an attractive package...

[Valin]

Dieter (my evil twin) hopes he wins! If he does Dieter can look forward to many hours of risqué comments.

[NCTexan]

"Anthony Weiner now top mayoral choice among male Democratic voters"

 

Says a lot for the metro-sexual constituency of the NYC voter base. Hubba hubba Weiner-boy-fans.

 

I can just see the campaign bus tooling down to SOHO.

 

[Valin]

"Anthony Weiner now top mayoral choice among male Democratic voters"

 

Says a lot for the metro-sexual constituency of the NYC voter base. Hubba hubba Weiner-boy-fans.

 

I can just see the campaign bus tooling down to SOHO.

 

 

And so it begins!

[clearvision]

A bunch of "weiner" heads voting for Weiner?

[nickydog]

And so it begins indeed.