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| Weiner's poll rating plummets in race for mayor after latest revelations | Weiner's poll rating plummets in race for mayor after latest revelations |
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| The latest revelations over Anthony Weiner's online sexual chats has sent his popularity plunging, according to a poll released on Thursday, as the candidate for mayor of New York City admitted he had continued to flirt with three women following his resignation from Congress in 2011. | The latest revelations over Anthony Weiner's online sexual chats has sent his popularity plunging, according to a poll released on Thursday, as the candidate for mayor of New York City admitted he had continued to flirt with three women following his resignation from Congress in 2011. |
| The Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist survey of registered Democrats showed a 14 percentage-point swing from Weiner to Christine Quinn compared to a poll taken at the end of June. Weiner had been leading the field but now finds himself tied for second place with Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson. | The Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist survey of registered Democrats showed a 14 percentage-point swing from Weiner to Christine Quinn compared to a poll taken at the end of June. Weiner had been leading the field but now finds himself tied for second place with Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson. |
| Weiner's favorability rating has plunged from 52% to 30% in the new poll, which was taken on Wednesday – a day after the mayoral hopeful admitted he had continued to send pictures of his penis to women after he had resigned from office – and supposedly put his indiscretions behind him – in June 2011. | Weiner's favorability rating has plunged from 52% to 30% in the new poll, which was taken on Wednesday – a day after the mayoral hopeful admitted he had continued to send pictures of his penis to women after he had resigned from office – and supposedly put his indiscretions behind him – in June 2011. |
| "These new revelations have cost Anthony Weiner the lead in the Democratic field," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. | "These new revelations have cost Anthony Weiner the lead in the Democratic field," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. |
| "His negatives are at an all-time high. There's been a significant erosion in people's willingness to say he deserves another chance. They are more reluctant to grant that." | "His negatives are at an all-time high. There's been a significant erosion in people's willingness to say he deserves another chance. They are more reluctant to grant that." |
| The poll, conducted by Marist on behalf of the Wall Street Journal and NBC 4 New York, showed that Weiner's latest admission, which came at a press conference held with his wife Huma Abedin on Tuesday, had handed the lead to Christine Quinn. | The poll, conducted by Marist on behalf of the Wall Street Journal and NBC 4 New York, showed that Weiner's latest admission, which came at a press conference held with his wife Huma Abedin on Tuesday, had handed the lead to Christine Quinn. |
| Twenty-five percent of registered Democrats said they would vote for Quinn in the 10 September primary, while 14% said they would select Weiner. The June poll had shown Weiner leading Quinn by 25 to 20%. | Twenty-five percent of registered Democrats said they would vote for Quinn in the 10 September primary, while 14% said they would select Weiner. The June poll had shown Weiner leading Quinn by 25 to 20%. |
| The bad news came as Weiner admitted on Thursday that he had continued to exchange sexually charged messages, including pictures of his penis, with three women after he resigned from Congress. Weiner resigned after accidentally tweeting a picture of his penis in the summer of 2011 – he had been attempting to send it as a private message – but in running for mayor had implied that his resignation had marked the end of his indiscretions. | The bad news came as Weiner admitted on Thursday that he had continued to exchange sexually charged messages, including pictures of his penis, with three women after he resigned from Congress. Weiner resigned after accidentally tweeting a picture of his penis in the summer of 2011 – he had been attempting to send it as a private message – but in running for mayor had implied that his resignation had marked the end of his indiscretions. |
| Speaking from a soup kitchen in Brooklyn, Weiner told the Associated Press on Thursday that he had exchanged explicit messages with six to 10 women while in office. He said he was still "working with people" to get help dealing with his repeated online sex chats, but denied that his behaviour was a result of an addiction. | Speaking from a soup kitchen in Brooklyn, Weiner told the Associated Press on Thursday that he had exchanged explicit messages with six to 10 women while in office. He said he was still "working with people" to get help dealing with his repeated online sex chats, but denied that his behaviour was a result of an addiction. |
| The website The Dirty kicked off the latest round of revelations when it published an online chat Weiner had with a woman along with a pixellated picture, allegedly sent by Weiner, of what appeared to be a penis. The Dirty published two more explicit images of the former congressman on Thursday. | The website The Dirty kicked off the latest round of revelations when it published an online chat Weiner had with a woman along with a pixellated picture, allegedly sent by Weiner, of what appeared to be a penis. The Dirty published two more explicit images of the former congressman on Thursday. |
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