Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Spitzer: Weiner shouldn’t be mayor By Jonathan Easley - Tweet Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) said Monday that former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) shouldn’t be mayor of New York City and that he’d personally fire a public official for the kind of online behavior Weiner engaged in. 
 
 
 
 “Fair point, that’s correct,” Spitzer responded. 
 
 
 
 Matthews also asked Spitzer, who is looking to revive his own political career as New York comptroller, if he would fire a public official found to be sexting if he’s elected. 
 
 
 
 “I think the answer is yes,” Spitzer said. “We have had a number of instances over the years where inevitably, of course, municipal employees, state employees have used computers and the like for improper purposes and there is an appropriate sanction for that and there should be.” 
 
 
 
 Spitzer resigned as governor of New York in 2008 after admitting he solicited prostitutes. 
 
 
 
 According to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday, Weiner has fallen to fourth in the New York mayoral race after leading in the polls just over a week ago. 
 
 
 
 Weiner has been plagued by a new round of revelations that he continued exchanging lewd messages with women on the Internet long after a similar scandal drove him from office in 2011. 
 
 
 
 “You’re not going to vote for Anthony Weiner, can you just say that now?,” MSNBC host Chris Matthews asked Spitzer. “You don’t think he should be mayor of New York.”“Fair point, that’s correct,” Spitzer responded.Matthews also asked Spitzer, who is looking to revive his own political career as New York comptroller, if he would fire a public official found to be sexting if he’s elected.“I think the answer is yes,” Spitzer said. “We have had a number of instances over the years where inevitably, of course, municipal employees, state employees have used computers and the like for improper purposes and there is an appropriate sanction for that and there should be.”Spitzer resigned as governor of New York in 2008 after admitting he solicited prostitutes.According to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday, Weiner has fallen to fourth in the New York mayoral race after leading in the polls just over a week ago.Weiner has been plagued by a new round of revelations that he continued exchanging lewd messages with women on the Internet long after a similar scandal drove him from office in 2011. 
 
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 http://thehill.com/video/campaign/314189-spitzer-weiner-shouldnt-be-mayor ||||| July 29, 2013 - Weiner Should Drop Out, NYC Likely Dem Voters Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Quinn Leads, With De Blasio, Thompson Tied For Second 
 
 
 
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 Congressman Anthony Weiner drops to fourth place among likely Democratic primary voters in the race for New York City mayor as these likely voters say 53 - 40 percent he should drop out, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. 
 
 
 
 
 
 There is almost no gender gap, but a wide racial gap on this question: Women say 54 - 42 percent that Weiner should drop out, compared to men at 52 - 37 percent. But black voters say 53 - 42 percent that Weiner should stay in the race, while white voters say 64 - 25 percent he should get out. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Weiner gets 16 percent of likely Democratic primary voters today, compared to his first- place position with 26 percent in a July 24 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe- ack) University. 
 
 
 
 
 
 City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the Democratic pack with 27 percent, with 21 percent for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, 20 percent for former Comptroller William Thompson, 6 percent for Comptroller John Liu and 2 percent for former Council member Sal Albanese, the poll finds. Seven percent of likely Democratic primary voters remain undecided. 
 
 
 
 
 
 If Weiner drops out, Quinn gets 30 percent, with 25 percent each for Thompson and de Blasio and 9 percent for Liu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 "With six weeks to go, anything can happen, but it looks like former Congressman Anthony Weiner may have sexted himself right out of the race for New York City mayor," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 
 
 
 
 
 
 "And with Weiner in free-fall, it begins to look like a three-way race again." 
 
 
 
 
 
 A July 24 Quinnipiac University poll showed Quinn at 30 percent if Weiner drops out, with 26 percent for Thompson and 21 percent for de Blasio. 
 
 
 
 
 
 In today's survey, Weiner gets 24 percent of black Democratic likely primary voters, down from 31 percent last week. Thompson gets 22 percent, with 21 percent for Quinn and 16 percent for de Blasio. Weiner's support among white voters drops from 23 percent last week to 7 percent today. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Having a "strong personal moral character" doesn't describe Weiner at all, 38 percent of New York City likely Democratic primary voters say, compared to 26 percent who said "not at all" last week. A total of 14 percent say having moral character characterizes Weiner a great deal or a good amount, compared to 17 percent last week. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Weiner's behavior is a legitimate issue in the mayoral campaign, voters say 65 - 34 percent. 
 
 
 
 
 
 This behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate, 40 percent of voters say, compared to 23 percent last week. Another 40 percent say this behavior is a factor, but doesn't disqualify him and 20 percent say it is not a factor at all. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thompson leads Quinn 50 - 40 percent in a Democratic primary runoff. He leads 53 - 41 percent among men, 49 - 40 percent among women, 49 - 40 percent among white voters and 58 - 33 percent among black voters. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Based on results of last week's poll, de Blasio was not included in a runoff question. 
 
 
 
 
 
 "Don't bet your paycheck. This is a really goofy election year," Carroll said. 
 
 
 
 
 
 "Lots of potential voters have been staying home in primaries and this poll evaluates those who are likely to turn up September 10. This is our second survey of these likely Democratic primary voters, a more nuanced look than earlier surveys of all registered voters." 
 
 
 
 
 
 From July 24 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 446 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa and the nation as a public service and for research. 
 
 
 
 
 
 For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, or call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio, Anthony Weiner and Sal Albanese, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio, Weiner or Albanese? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Liu 6% 7% 6% 5% 7% Quinn 27 22 30 27 21 Thompson 20 25 17 24 22 de Blasio 21 22 21 26 16 Weiner 16 13 18 7 24 Albanese 2 5 - 4 - SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - DK/NA 7 5 8 7 10 
 
 TREND: If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio, Anthony Weiner and Sal Albanese, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio, Weiner or Albanese? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 Liu 6 7 Quinn 27 22 Thompson 20 20 de Blasio 21 15 Weiner 16 26 Albanese 2 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - DK/NA 7 8 
 
 2. If Anthony Weiner got out of the race, for whom would you vote; John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio or Sal Albanese? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio or Albanese? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Liu 9% 9% 9% 6% 9% Quinn 30 23 35 28 30 Thompson 25 30 21 26 31 de Blasio 25 28 23 27 18 Albanese 2 4 1 3 - SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - DK/NA 8 5 10 8 13 
 
 3. (INTRO Q3-5: If none of the candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor gets 40% of the vote, there is a run-off election between the two candidates with the most votes.) If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Christine Quinn, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Quinn? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Weiner 33% 38% 30% 24% 40% Quinn 60 54 63 67 53 WOULDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 4 3 DK/NA 4 5 4 5 5 
 
 TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Christine Quinn, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Quinn? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 Weiner 33 44 Quinn 60 46 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 DK/NA 4 6 
 
 4. If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Thompson? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Weiner 28% 27% 28% 16% 35% Thompson 66 69 64 78 59 WOULDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 5 3 7 5 5 
 
 TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Thompson? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 Weiner 28 41 Thompson 66 52 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 DK/NA 5 7 
 
 5. If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Quinn or Thompson? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Quinn 40% 41% 40% 40% 33% Thompson 50 53 49 49 58 WOULDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 3 3 1 DK/NA 7 5 9 8 8 
 
 TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Quinn or Thompson? (Table includes leaners) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 Quinn 40 42 Thompson 50 51 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 DK/NA 7 5 
 
 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 47% 47% 46% 53% 33% Disapprove 45 44 46 40 57 DK/NA 8 9 8 7 10 
 
 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 Approve 47 52 Disapprove 45 41 DK/NA 8 8 
 
 7. How much would you say the phrase "has a strong personal moral character" describes Anthony Weiner? Does it describe him a great deal, a good amount, somewhat, not so much or not at all? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk A great deal 6% 4% 6% 3% 10% A good amount 8 9 8 5 9 Somewhat 21 29 16 13 22 Not so much 22 27 19 25 25 Not at all 38 28 45 49 30 DK/NA 5 3 5 4 4 
 
 TREND: How much would you say the phrase "has a strong personal moral character" describes Anthony Weiner? Does it describe him a great deal, a good amount, somewhat, not so much or not at all? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013 2013 A great deal 6 7 A good amount 8 10 Somewhat 21 24 Not so much 22 29 Not at all 38 26 DK/NA 5 4 
 
 8. Do you think Anthony Weiner should remain in the race for Mayor or drop out of the race for Mayor? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Remain in race 40% 37% 42% 25% 53% Drop out of race 53 52 54 64 42 DK/NA 7 10 4 11 5 
 
 9. As you may know, Anthony Weiner resigned from the U.S. Congress after conceding that he'd sent lewd photos of himself to women he'd met on the internet. It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer. Regardless of whether or not you support him, do you think this is or is not a legitimate issue in the mayoral election? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Legitimate issue 65% 72% 60% 77% 58% Not legitimate issue 34 28 38 23 39 DK/NA 2 1 2 1 3 
 
 TREND: As you may know, Anthony Weiner resigned from the U.S. Congress after conceding that he'd sent lewd photos of himself to women he'd met on the internet. It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer. Regardless of whether or not you support him, do you think this is or is not a legitimate issue in the mayoral election? (*Added sentence: It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer) 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Jul 29 Jul 24 2013* 2013 Legitimate issue 65 50 Not legitimate issue 34 49 DK/NA 2 2 
 
 10. Regardless of your vote preference, for you, would you say that Weiner's behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate for mayor, it's a factor but not a disqualifying one, or it's not a factor in considering him as a candidate? 
 
 LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Disqualifies him 40% 40% 39% 50% 33% Factor/Not disqualfy 40 38 41 38 41 Is not a factor 20 21 19 12 24 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 2 
 
 TREND: Regardless of your vote preference, for you, would you say that Weiner's behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate for mayor, it's a factor but not a disqualifying one, or it's not a factor in considering him as a candidate? ||||| New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has plummeted to fourth place in the running, with opponent Christine Quinn firmly vaulting into the lead, according a new poll. 
 
 In a Quinnipiac University survey released Monday, 53 percent of likely Democratic Primary voters polled said the former congressman should drop out, and only 40 percent saying he should remain in the race. 
 
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 Quinn, who is the City Council Speaker, now holds 27 percent of the Democratic vote, breaking away from the pack of likely candidates. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has his hands on second place for the first time with 21 percent of the vote though he is in a statistical tie with former Comptroller William Thompson who has 20 percent of the vote. Weiner has a mere 16 percent, a far cry from the 25 percent he held in first place back in June. Only Comptroller John Liu (6 percent) and former council member Sal Albanese (2 percent) fall behind of him. 
 
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 An NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Thursday signaled Weiner’s plunge in favorability last week, showing similar results to this Quinnipiac survey. In that poll, Weiner was in second place with 16 percent of the vote and Quinn was in the lead with 25 percent. 
 
 “With six weeks to go, anything can happen, but it looks like former Congressman Anthony Weiner may have sexted himself right out of the race for New York City mayor,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, according to the release. 
 
 If Weiner does to decide to drop out within the next few weeks, the odds still favor Quinn, who will receive 30 percent of the vote. Thompson and de Blasio would each get 25 percent. 
 
 The poll was conducted July 24-28 on 446 likely Democratic primary voters. The margin of error is +/-4.6 percentage points.
– Ouch. When even the other sex-scandal candidate won't support you, you know you're in trouble. In an interview with MSNBC, Eliot Spitzer said he won't be voting for Anthony Weiner for mayor of New York City, and that he'd fire any public employee he caught sexting, the Hill reports. "We have had a number of instances over the years where inevitably, of course, municipal employees, state employees have used computers and the like for improper purposes and there is an appropriate sanction for that and there should be," Spitzer said. Meanwhile, a new poll released today found 53% of Democratic primary voters think the politician formerly known as Carlos Danger should drop out of the race, Politico reports. The Quinnipiac University poll also has Weiner dropping to fourth place in the race with 16%—compared with 26% and first place last week—though the poll has a 4.6 percentage-point margin of error. But that still puts him well behind Christine Quinn, who leads the poll of 466 people with 27%. A Marist poll released last week showed a similar slide for Weiner. Meanwhile, Weiner took a drubbing on the Sunday talk shows.