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"Former congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned in 2011 after posting a sexually explicit photo of himself on Twitter and lying about his role in doing so, declared on Tuesday that he&amp;#039;s officially running for New York City mayor. Making the announcement in a YouTube video featuring his wife and young son, he says, &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m running for mayor because I&amp;#039;ve been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life.&amp;quot; The video comes just one month after Weiner shared his interests in making a political comeback to New York Times Magazine. The 48-year-old Democrat hopes to erase the controversy of his sexting scandal, during which he sent multiple young women lewd photos of himself over the Internet. The scandal eventually led to his confession and disgraceful resignation. In the two-minute video, Weiner hinted at his past, admitting, &amp;quot;I made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down, but I&amp;#039;ve also learned some tough lessons.&amp;quot; Hoping to redeem his political career, he asked voters to give him a &amp;quot;second chance.&amp;quot; The mayoral candidate isn&amp;#039;t coming into the race with empty pockets: Weiner&amp;#039;s past campaign account has more than $4 million in it, which he can use to fund this year&amp;#039;s political battle. As of now, his major opponent is City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, according to an NBC New York/Marist poll conducted in April. Weiner currently sits in second place with 15% of support from Democratic voters while Quinn has 26%. Do you think Weiner has a fair chance at winning the New York City mayoral race? Share your thoughts in the comments below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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