More trouble for New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. There are reports that his campaign manager, Danny Kedem, has thrown in the towel after a week of blistering revelations of an online sexual relationship with liberal blogger Sydney Elaine Leathers.
NY Times: Mr. Kedem, 31, informed Mr. Weiner of his decision in the last 24 hours, the two people said. Mr. Kedem and a spokeswoman for Mr. Weiner’s campaign declined to comment.
The move suggests that even as Mr. Weiner vows to press ahead with his candidacy, there are mounting doubts about its political viability within his own campaign. Mr. Weiner’s staff was jolted by his admission last week that his habit of sending raunchy online photographs and messages to women had persisted long after he resigned from Congress in 2011. The disclosures clashed with Mr. Weiner’s claims that he had been rehabilitated after undergoing therapy and his suggestion that such behavior had long ago stopped.
Mr. Kedem had helped guide Mr. Weiner’s candidacy, originally considered a long shot, to the top of the polls in the mayoral field before last week.
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His departure is a hit to a campaign that was short of experienced staff members, because of Mr. Weiner’s scandal and his reputation as difficult boss.
I guess Anthony Weiner is the only one who thinks he’s invincible. The narcissist in him can’t allow him to call it quits. He really thinks the people of New York City can’t see through his lies.
This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.