Anthony Weiner may cost Huma Abedin her career

Clinton 2016 wants no Carlos Danger associations

Huma Abedin
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When Huma Abedin agreed to take Anthony Weiner for better or for worse, she probably never anticipated how bad being Mrs. Carlos Danger could be. Or, that it could cost her a promising political career.

Unfortunately for Abedin, a new article is confirming what many have already suspected: Her husband's embarrassing sexting scandals and pathetic mayoral campaign may prematurely cut her connection to Hillary, just as rumors of a 2016 presidential run are building to a fever pitch. Joe Hagan's New York cover story on the former secretary of state reveals that "the biggest question among Hillary's circle concerns Huma Abedin." Though she is currently serving as chief of Clinton's "transition office," the second round of sexting revelations "blindsided the Clintons" and "summoned sordid images of unruly appetites and bimbo eruptions, exactly the sort of thing that needs to be walled off and excised in a 2016 campaign."

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Emily Shire is chief researcher for The Week magazine. She has written about pop culture, religion, and women and gender issues at publications including Slate, The Forward, and Jewcy.