It's farcical.
Has he confirmed he's still running for New York Mayor? Surely a city the size of New York has at least one competent Democrat to challenge him because the GOP will walk in if Weiner is the Democrat candidate.
The current crop of Democrats running are all rather lackluster. Also, the GOP will not just walk in even if Weiner gets the nomination. People will vote for the (D) after the candidate's name without thought simply because there is a (D).
Anyway, Christine Quinn (rather angry, rabid lady) will probably get the nom and the eventual win. Mostly because all the candidates with an (R) after their name are even more lackluster.