Anthony Weiner says he's in the Mayor's race to stay [View all]

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Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- If you think Anthony Weiner's considering dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City, think again.

"The Daily News doesn't want me to be Mayor. The New York Post doesn't want me to be mayor. The New York Times doesn't want me to be mayor. A lot of political elite in this town don't want me to be mayor. And that's why I say I should be mayor," Weinberg told me during an interview on Friday.

Last week, Weiner confirmed he continued sexting long after he resigned from Congress and after a warm and fuzzy People magazine story from last summer. His sexting problem back then "seemed" long gone.

"Well, a lot of people say I can't believe you just did that again. It was a year ago," he said.

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