Posted on 08/10/2013 12:02:30 PM PDT by Zakeet
Anthony Weiner’s campaign fund-raising has virtually dried up since revelations of a sexting relapse rocked his bid for mayor.
Weiner received an average of just $1,897 a day in donations since the new sexting scandal erupted July 23, campaign finance records released Friday show.
That’s a trickle of the $16,434 he received each day, on average, in the 50 days after launching his run for mayor on May 22.
The records also show that Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, collected no money on his behalf since the new sexting allegations emerged, after she collected nearly $150,000 in the first 50 days of his candidacy.
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Will somebody tell me what Weiner’s real name is? Anybody going into politics with a bit of sense would have changed a name as volatile as that. Michael Savage did; he was Michael Weiner originally, not a good name for a Jewish conservative talk show host.
It is still premature to think Weiner is down for the count. While his support flags, it would only take a little interest to perk up his campaign and have it flying high with pride again. Weiner’s strength grows as he reaches out and grows closer to the people. New Yorkers might even find it touching.
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