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Should Rep. Weiner Resign?

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    Capitol Hill abuzz about Weiner’s political future

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They're wondering maybe if -- in the -- -- and make it to -- ten days many scenes.

To not want to step down which is interesting Richard Allen joining us democratic political strategists from the DC Vieira.

And -- Pietrus author and historian a regular here on the program gentlemen.

Always a pleasure to have you.

I -- to begin with you to the what do you say he should step down.

He should step down he should step down for the good the country for the congress.

And for the Democratic Party because I think.

If if I were a Democrat if I were in the leadership I want this thing -- and as soon as possible.

And the longer it goes on if it.

The issue.

He was saying it was a distraction now he's a distraction there's so much that the public -- the country has to do wish to congress has the face.

And now we're we're dealing with this sort of stuff which is which is titillation.

Which is.

Gossip and all that and it's time I think for us to move on in the way for us to move on is for him -- -- his.

Performance.

In -- with ABC news.

Where he hammered.

That poor reporter twisted the truth.

Made him the reporter be on the defensive.

Played the victim card was not something that he came up with on the fly -- this was a skill which he has refined for quite awhile.

And it brought -- not only to himself.

But to the entire political class and if this guy -- the stances of the congress that I think the congress -- -- look at itself.

All right well well how do you see at Richard I mean you know we've got -- missing numbers here -- depends on which poll you look at that in terms of locally here our station at New York one Marist poll has out of that 500 -- New York City adults margin of error plus or minus four and a half.

And this was on June 6 yes 30% say that he should resign 51% saying now an onshore.

18%.

Of those numbers may be changing especially if anybody read the New York Post this morning in soggy.

Painted as -- text messages and all the rest the information they came out what would you advise him if -- on his team McCain.

Well bomb you know Kimberly I think David is what -- right that this is not -- -- the nerve pain is but he also lied to the American people who -- colleagues in congress.

And it's time for Anthony -- to answer up and step up to these claims he's done that yesterday in his press conference by indicated that he was wrong.

And he's heard lot of people he apologized for that.

Now through -- -- the congressman and it's really up to the voters -- in his district to determine whether we're whether he should stay or he should go.

Bomb from the poll that you just read to authenticate that people are you know saying that he should stay around we've seen a lot of other members of congress including -- Senator bitter.

Who stayed around after there you know after their scandalous -- after their scandalous past.

So it's not a question of whether or not he stays -- he goes well the question not whether or not the people of this are comfortable with him representing them and they -- be very comfortable with that.

-- while united seems -- that he's.

Speaking in David that he doesn't want to step -- well -- might supporting them.

He has that support he does not have the support of senator Reid that was as brutal a statement as I've ever call somebody all nobody else -- -- get lost pal.

Right off and this district or the poll was taken by Marist was right after the story broke I mean within hours so this is still seeping through -- walk down the street you see all the headlines you see although all the it's illustrations and in the tabloids today in New York it's only gonna get worse his numbers are not gonna get better.

Also we've got redistricting coming up.

Around the country and in New York State he has a district which which snakes around it's partly in Brooklyn Coney Island in Brighton Beach and -- on the peninsula of rockaway another island in the bay and snakes up into queens.

You know someone could just -- is doorbell.

-- map of his new district under his door and run -- might get the message that you know you might be able to hang on.

Until the election and actually what does -- man have to do.

I mean what is his background.

Was he really care who's a seven term congressman before that he worked for Chuck Schumer who is CNN Miami right -- -- -- by him.

He was a city councilman youngest in New York City.

And basically he has no other skill set.

This is sick this is not married yet I -- his life he'd go out to practice law he's on the turn it.

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