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raw politics tonight. a new poll of new york city democrats shows a fairly even split whether anthony weiner s latest sexting revelations will affect how people vote. in the nbc wall street poll, 46% said tuesday s bombshell will have an impact. 49% said it matters little or not at all. meantime, his young sexting partner spoke out for the first time today with inside edition. how would you describe him? i read one quote, that suggested you thought he was a dirty old man. he said that about himself to me. the exact wording was that he s an argumentative, perpetually horny middle aged man. at that time, i was like oh, no, you re not. but yes, he is. i felt manipulated. why?
saying these things, do you think that would be added ammunition? there s all sorts of research that shows a disproportion to impact depending on what color the race is, the person that s shot and this that and the other. but it provides some solace for those people out there protesting and even possibly trayvon martin s family to know, look, these people really were convicted and it was not just b37. thank you so much. sydney leathers, the woman who admits sexting with anthony weiner said she was shocked he had returned to the behaviors that tarnished his career. this week he admitted to sending more sexually explicit messages to several more women after his resignation. he was controlling and manipulative she says. so, at what point did it break off and why? there wasn t really a specific reason and neither one of us ever really officially ended it. it just kind of started to
when i found out, and after everything came out, i felt so bad, and i did apologize. i ve tried many times to apologize to huma, because, yeah, i had no business even joking around, flirting with her husband that way, and i still feel bad about it. i admire her, and i think that, you know, she did the right thing to say something and not just stand there and, you know, let him speak. i know you had a tough time, lisa, after your relationship with anthony weiner was exposed between the press coverage, reaction with friends and co-workers. based on your own experience, what do you think lies ahead for this other woman, sidney leathers? don t read the comments that people write. i m sure i ll get comments after tonight being on your show,
altogether. it s not dozens and dozens. it s six to ten i suppose. reporter: when he launched his campaign he raised the possibility that other women may come forward. now he says that s all behind him but admitted he continues to get professional help. when asked if it s an addiction. i don t believe it is. the people i m working with don t believe it is. mary snow joins us. we see the pole numbers plummeting. how do they manage to shift voters attention back on the campaign or does it just continue and he has to drop out of the race? he s really in damage control mode now. he s been sticking to his campaign schedule. just about everywhere he goes even, he left his house this morning and he was faced with the crush of cameras waiting outside. anthony weiner has kept stressing his past is behind him but with interviews like with