Anthony Weiner’s resignation could hurt Obama and the Democrats
Photo of Anthony Weiner (Image by Flickr user PetroleumJelliffe (cc:by-nd))
Anthony Weiner would have been almost guaranteed to win reelection, were it not for the Twitter photo scandal and his subsequent resignation. The Takeaway’s Todd Zwillich and Anna Sale, reporter for It’s A Free Country, talk about the fallout that Weiner’s resignation could have.
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