Poll: Weiner drops to fourth place

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has dropped to fourth place in the New York mayoral race, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac poll released Monday found Weiner with 16 percent support among Democratic primary voters, well behind New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn who leads the pack at 27 percent.  

Former New York Comptroller Bill Thompson tops Weiner with 21 percent and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio holds 20 percent support. 

The poll's findings follow revelations earlier in the month that Weiner, who had previously been the frontrunner in the race, had continued holding sexually explicit conversations with Internet users in 2012, after he resigned from Congress following similar behavior. 

The poll found that 53 percent of likely voters think Weiner should drop out of the race while 40 percent think he should stay in. 

Weiner has not indicated any plans to drop out of the race, even as his opponents and national politicians denounce him. Last week House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called his behavior "reprehensible." 

The poll was conducted from July 24-28 among 446 likely Democratic primary voters. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points. 

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Poll: Weiner drops to fourth place

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has dropped to fourth place in the New York mayoral race, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac poll released Monday found Weiner with 16 percent support among Democratic primary voters, well behind New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn who leads the pack at 27 percent.  

Former New York Comptroller Bill Thompson tops Weiner with 21 percent and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio holds 20 percent support. 

The poll's findings follow revelations earlier in the month that Weiner, who had previously been the frontrunner in the race, had continued holding sexually explicit conversations with Internet users in 2012, after he resigned from Congress following similar behavior. 

The poll found that 53 percent of likely voters think Weiner should drop out of the race while 40 percent think he should stay in. 

Weiner has not indicated any plans to drop out of the race, even as his opponents and national politicians denounce him. Last week House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called his behavior "reprehensible." 

The poll was conducted from July 24-28 among 446 likely Democratic primary voters. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points. 

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De Blasio: Weiner 'invalidated himself' as candidate

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has “invalidated himself” as a candidate and should step aside, Bill de Blasio, one of Weiner's opponents in the race for New York City mayor said on Tuesday.

The New York City public advocate called the latest revelations in the scandal over Weiner's lewd online behavior a “sideshow” that “has to end” during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“I think Anthony Weiner loves New York, and I think he should act on that by stepping aside,” de Blasio said.

Weiner has declined to drop out of the race despite admitting that he continued to send sexually explicit online messages to young women, even after he resigned from Congress in 2011 for similar behavior.

Weiner has taken a nosedive in the polls since the latest revelations last week.

De Blasio added that if Weiner drops out, he would not seek his endorsement.

“I think he has invalidated himself as a public figure obviously, so that’s not an endorsement I'd seek,” de Blasio said.

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De Blasio: Weiner 'invalidated himself' as candidate

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has “invalidated himself” as a candidate and should step aside, Bill de Blasio, one of Weiner's opponents in the race for New York City mayor said on Tuesday.

The New York City public advocate called the latest revelations in the scandal over Weiner's lewd online behavior a “sideshow” that “has to end” during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“I think Anthony Weiner loves New York, and I think he should act on that by stepping aside,” de Blasio said.

Weiner has declined to drop out of the race despite admitting that he continued to send sexually explicit online messages to young women, even after he resigned from Congress in 2011 for similar behavior.

Weiner has taken a nosedive in the polls since the latest revelations last week.

De Blasio added that if Weiner drops out, he would not seek his endorsement.

“I think he has invalidated himself as a public figure obviously, so that’s not an endorsement I'd seek,” de Blasio said.

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