Who Will Be New York City's Next Mayor?

If it came down to dollars and cents and the mayoral race was held this second, it appears that William C. Thompson Jr. would be the next mayor of New York City.

William C. Thompson Jr., the New York City comptroller, has raised the most money so far in the quest for the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2009, but United States Representative Anthony D. Weiner raised the most in the past six months, according to numbers their campaigns provided on Monday.

During that period, Mr. Thompson raised slightly more than $1 million, bringing the amount he has raised for the mayoral campaign to $4.2 million. Mr. Thompson’s campaign aides said that he would report having $3.6 million on hand.

But don't count out Anthony D. Weiner just yet: Sometimes it takes a little more than just money to run a successful campaign.