Reuters: Politics: Quinn overtakes Weiner in New York mayoral race: poll

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Quinn overtakes Weiner in New York mayoral race: poll Jul 25th 2013, 16:34 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Weiner defiant amid calls to quit New York mayoral race 12:19pm EDT NYC mayoral hopeful Weiner stays in race after new lewd notes surface Tue, Jul 23 2013 Eyeing a comeback, Spitzer takes lead in NYC comptroller's race Wed, Jul 10 2013 New York ex-governor Spitzer seeks political redemption Mon, Jul 8 2013 UPDATE 5-New York ex-governor Spitzer seeks political redemption Mon, Jul 8 2013 Analysis & Opinion Eliot Spitzer and the American tolerance for second chances New York mayoral candidate Christine Quinn marches in the Gay Pride Parade in New York June 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Eric Thayer NEW YORK | Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:34pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has reclaimed her lead over former Congressman Anthony Weiner in the city's mayoral race, according to the first poll since new details emerged about Weiner's explicit chats with women he met online. Less than two months ahead of the September 10 Democratic primary, Quinn leads her rivals with 25 percent of the vote among Democrats, with Weiner trailing her by nine percentage points, according to the NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll. Weiner, who led the field with 25 percent in June, has fallen to 16 percent. In the latest poll, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city comptroller Bill Thompson are tied for third place with 14 percent, while city Comptroller John Liu follows with 7 percent. "Christine Quinn has reclaimed the front-runner status. Anthony Weiner has fallen back into the pack," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. New York Democrats were closely divided on the question of whether Weiner should stay in the race, with 43 percent saying he should bow out and 47 percent saying he should stay in. But when asked if Weiner deserves a second chance, fewer than half said he did - down from 59 percent who said that a month ago. "Clearly, redemption overload has set in," Miringoff said in an interview. The telephone survey of 551 city Democrats had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percent. (Reporting By Edith Honan; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Carol Bishopric) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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