BY ALEX KATZ
For disgraced former pols Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer, city voters agree there are no second acts in New York politics — especially when it comes to the 2013 mayoral race.
A new NY1-Marist poll out Thursday night finds that only 26% of voters would like to see Weiner enter in the race, while 33% would want Spitzer in.
Weiner — the one-time frontrunner to succeed Mayor Bloomberg in 2013 — resigned his congressional post in June after becoming embroiled in a high-profile sexting scandal. Spitzer resigned as governor in 2008 after he was caught in a federal prostitution sting.
Meanwhile 32% of voters are undecided about who they’re supporting in the Democratic primary.
“With Weiner out of the picture, there are twice as many undecided voters than voters who support any one of the current contenders,” said Marist pollster Dr. Lee Miringoff. “That makes for a very fluid contest.”
Among the current contenders, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn — who got 16% support — holds a slim lead over former Comptroller Bill Thompson (15%) and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz (14%). Trailing behind them are Comptroller John Liu (9%), Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (7%) and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (6%).
Voters are split over whether NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly should jump into the race: 42% would like to see the top cop run for mayor, while 42% believe he should stay out of the race.
