Almost (?) Mayor 2005 & 2013

A longshot that came out of nowhere to make (and decline) a runoff in 2005 and then a favorite in 2013 undone by a tabloid scandal, Weiner became a household name for his races for Mayor of the greatest city on earth. With campaigns that were heavy on ideas and laser focused on the middle class and those fighting to make it, Weiner did everything but win.

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Trailing Anthony Weiner's New York Mayoral Campaign | GQ The Underdog. No Kidding. - The New York Times On Mayoral Issues, Weiner Has an Idea or Two (or More) - The New York Times After Months of Practice, Weiner Enters Mayor's Race - The New York Times Thin Margin for Mayor Puts Runoff Up in the Air - The New York Times A Scrappy Congressman, Ready for His Next Risk - The New York Times Democrats' Best Chance at Beating Bloomberg - A Ferrer-Weiner Ticket -- New York Magazine Weiner, Who Once Imagined a Resurgence, Now Has One - The New York Times Brooklyn Congressman Will Not Quit Mayor's Race Even if Bloomberg Runs Again - The New York Times Anthony Weiner Testifies about Term Limits w Bloomberg on Vimeo Keys to the City: Closing Argument - Making New York City Taxes More Fair 2005 Mayoral Democratic Primary Debate Weiner takes the hard questions at the City Island Civic Association Meeting Weiner's Vision for Healthcare in NYC on Vimeo Anthony Weiner, Feeling "So Right," Gets Back To His Base In Rockaway Anthony Weiner Surges in New York Mayor Polls — But Lags Among Jews – The Forward Why black voters are backing Anthony Weiner in N.Y. mayor race - CSMonitor.com Anthony Weiner Stands Out (and Up) at First Mayoral Debate Anthony Weiner rolls out new health care plan – New York Daily News Video Vault | Weiner for Mayor Weiner Says He Could Have Beaten Bloomberg in New York Mayor's Race - The New York Times