Weiner Scandal Reference Fails To Sting At Mayoral Forum On Senior Issues
By: Grace Rauh
From City Council votes to the lewd texting scandal that brought about his resignation from Congress, the career and character of Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner came under attack from several of his rivals at a Thursday forum in Greenwich Village focused on aging voters, but the audience seemed more sympathetic than disapproving of the former congressman. NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report.
One would be hard-pressed to find anyone in New York who does not know about the lewd texting scandal that ended Anthony Weiner's career in Congress. But as one of his Democratic opponents in the mayor's race now knows, bringing it up on the campaign trail may actually backfire.
Former City Councilman Sal Albanese was booed loudly at a mayoral forum focused on the needs of older New Yorkers when he brought up the scandal before the Greenwich Village audience.
"Tony Weiner lied to organizations about this bill and turned around and voted against it. He lied, as he lied about his texting scandal on CNN after that as well. So, I bring this up... whatever you think, whatever you think," Albanese said, before audience members interrupted his sentence with boos.
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