Anthony Weiner’s reign as the undisputed frontrunner in this year’s New York City mayoral election lasted less than 24 hours. On Tuesday evening, a poll taken by Marist, the Wall Street Journal, and NBC New York showed Weiner leading his Democratic rivals for the first time, but Wednesday afternoon, a Quinnipiac poll was released that put the former congressman in a statistical dead heat with two of his other opponents, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thompson.
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