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Daily Talker: Weiner Scandal - Should His Wife Stand By Her Man?

He's moved on.
She's moved on.
But Anthony Weiner's past has caught up with him again.
And once again -- his wife is standing by her man -- who is now the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race.
Just when the former disgraced congressman thought he could put an embarrassing sex scandal behind him -- a new series of raunchy texts have surfaced.
When he resigned his post in 2011 -- he warned other texts and photos were likely to come out.
It appears he was right.
In a show of solidarity - Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, appeared with him at a new conference saying: "I love him. I have forgiven him. And as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward."
Despite calls for him to drop out of the NYC mayoral race - Weiner says he won't quit.
Historically, we've seen the wife of a politician standing by her husband as he publicly admits to his indiscretions. But should she?

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