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Anthony Weiner knocks on a resident's door while capaigning for a seat on the New York City Council, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Who’s that knocking at your door? It’s Anthony Weiner on a comeback tour

Former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner is attempting a political comeback with a candidacy for the New York City Council. The effort comes years after his once-promising political career imploded in sexting scandals that culminated in a prison sentence after he had illicit online contact with a child. The Associated Press accompanied Weiner on a recent weekday as he knocked on dozens of doors in an apartment complex in the lower Manhattan district he’s hoping to represent. Most people he spoke with appeared happy and surprised to see him. No one pressed him about his scandals.

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