OK. Say he stays in the House. What's his future there?

Eventually, the furor will die down, but Weiner will not be getting good committee assignments from the leadership. He won't be the spokesman for liberal issues that he. He won't be invited on the talking head shows. His strong suit, from what I've read, was never the writing or sponsoring of meaningful legislation and he's not known for forging alliances that advance progressive issues the way Bernie is. He's not really a policy wonk or technical legislative wonk. He'll continue to vote in a reliably progressive manner, but that's about it for his Congressional career. He'll be poison as far as his congressional peers are concerned. And yes, that includes progressives who are as liberal or more so than he is.

New York had a tough choice to make as to which Democratic seat to lose to the redistricting. That choice is now made if Weiner hangs on.

:sarcasm:

Why? Because Bill Clinton was a popular sitting President and the Congressional dems knew that their fates were inextricably linked to his. The same is obviously not true regarding a Congressman that the vast majority of Americans had never heard of prior to his political suicide by texting. The dems have nothing to gain politically by closing ranks around Weiner. It's politics 101 and this is all about politics.

...by closing ranks around Weiner."

That's a good reason to throw someone under the bus.
But imo, getting rid of a great congressman over something perfectly legal that he did in his off time for fear it will make the rest of the democratic party look bad is selfish. If I was in his district, I'd probably have even more to say about that.

I thought Bill was a great prez, and sadly his lies may have created a ripple effect that hurt Al Gore in a very close election.

It's not just Weiner's constituents that are affected (even if a slim majority wants him to stay) - but lies effects the Dem brand at large, including enabling the liar. There is a ripple effect.

One of his main distinctions was having been the first Democrat to criticize Clinton during the scandal. Then he's VP nominee and gains power in the Senate.

Gore chose to distance himself.

Aren't his best rants on the floor?

by the dem (or repub) managing the time for debate. That won't be Weiner

are there any other fighters

and host his own show on CNN...Anthony's combativeness would make for good ratings in interview

She faded into the background in comparison.

over many other possible alternatives. But that's my district. His district could probably do better, but that is up to them to decide, isn't it?

What will really probably tip the scale depends on what the donors do. If his donations dry up, then he won't seek another term unless he still has an impressive war chest.

I hadn't thought about that. Though he could probably defeat a primary challenge, it wouldn't come cheap.

there's no doubt about that.

There's still a district that includes his residence and probably some of his base. But yeah, if he has to run in a primary against a Democratic incumbent because of redistricting, then it definitely depends on the money. But that will still be a voter decision.

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If he survives, his status will most likely be diminished. That's about as uncontroversial an assertion about this situation as is possible and like it or not, it's something his colleagues should consider.

I'm not saying that Weiner is right, but many people who want him gone only want him gone because he talked to harshly to Republicans and didn't show them enough deference.

Do you really think that Pelosi and co. are pushing him out because he didn't show enough deference? A much more logical answer would be that they now view him as a liability and of reduced usefulness, since he will be a less effective spokesman with this kind of public baggage. It will be easy enough to find somebody else who could win in his district and vote the way he did. There's no shortage of aspiring congressmen out there.

their government, so why not another one? When primary season rolls around, his district will decide. Just like they loved Vitter in Loisiana, all this may be overcome.

And after that, whatever the hell he wants. Personally, I wonder at the idea that being a Congressman is a dead end job.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/scott-brown-nude-in-cosmo

The hypocrisy drives me fkn nuts :(

I believe he will win and will go on to be a better legislator than all these other blowhards that are carping for his head. He should also hang around and run for the senate sometime in the future.

Hang tough Wiener - screw all the wimpy democrat party (as they prefer to be called) dung-heads!