Sexting scandal slows donations to Weiner

NEW YORK -- Anthony Weiner is pressing on with his bid to become New York's mayor, but donations to his election campaign slowed dramatically in the days after he admitted trading sexually explicit messages with women he met online.

Campaign finance reports released Friday show that in the 13 days after Weiner acknowledged his conduct on July 23, his political committee raised $24,013.

In the 13 days before his admission, the campaign had taken in $422,682. That's an average of around $32,500 per day.

Still, Weiner remains one of the best-financed candidates. He disclosed a balance of $6.1 million, compared to $9.3 million for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, just over $4 million for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and $3.4 million for former comptroller William Thompson.

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