June 12, 2011
AP File
By Maggie Hayes and Jose Martinez
...The head of the Brooklyn/Queens chapter of the National Organization for Women said she could separate Weiner's sexcapades from the liberal track record that earned the group's support.
"I wasn't happy to discover that my congressman is a 14-year-old boy," said Julie Kirshner, president of the NOW chapter.
"But he happens to be one of the best politicians out there, so we're in a bad position. We're trying to give him the benefit of the doubt."
Doug Muzzio, a Baruch College public affairs professor, said women's groups can stand by Weiner because he's championed their causes - but he can't count on the votes of many individual women.
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