I don't think he's going to lose by 38 points, but 20 to 25 percent is certainly within the realm of possibility. You have a mayor with a good record and unlimited resources, which we haven't seen before.
It seems that they would prefer to run against Freddy.
There's no such thing as overkill. It's the law of the street. You put the other guy down and you kick him until he can't get up. Why take a chance? There are plenty of guys who have been 20 points up and have blown it.
Ex-presidents need to hang around with one another. Who are their peers? Nobody's experienced what they've experienced.
It's the political question of the year: what happened to Gifford? There are two major surprises in this election. One is how poorly Gifford ultimately did, and the other one is really how well Anthony did.
But, ... he shows no inclination of doing anything like that.
It sounds as if they're ready and raring to go. It's going to happen unless the firestorm beforehand burns them enough that they don't go through with it.
His withdrawal from the race was totally typical of the campaign. He was outside the box. Nobody expected this.
Total anonymity is not in the mayor's best interest, and so you have this game of the known anonymous giver. But who can blame him: He's giving $100 million, so he wants a little credit, but he doesn't want to be seen as trumpeting his giving.
He was edgier than the other candidates and he had a sense of humor. And Weiner proved that he could think outside the box, right down the last move.
