Although former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s comptroller campaign hogged much of the limelight this week, the mayoral bid of another scandal-scarred pol, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, plodded along this afternoon as he headed into El Barrio to meet with senior citizens.
Flanked by a handful of reporters–whose ranks appear to be shrinking as the campaign wears on–Mr. Weiner entered the Casabe Houses for the Elderly, and strolled over to the cafeteria where many of the residents were busy eating fried fish with tartar sauce. After Mr. Weiner joined in, residents began to question who exactly was sitting next to them.
“No comptroller,” Mr. Weiner said, beaming, when one senior suggested he was running for that office. “That’s the other guy.”
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