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Hoboken candidate: Winless Eli should stay out of politics

Look no further than Hoboken for an explanation for Eli Manning’s woes.

Councilman Tim Occhipinti traces the Giants’ wretched season to Manning’s endorsement of Dawn Zimmer, his opponent and the incumbent in the Hoboken mayoral race. Manning resides with his family in Hoboken.

The Occhipinti ticket threw the flag at Eli in an open letter to Peyton Manning, under the guise that big brother can help correct Eli’s “recent questionable judgment on the field and in Hoboken politics.”

In an airtight bit of cause-and-effect, the letter — written before last week’s loss to the Eagles plunged the Giants to 0-5 — posits: “In the past few weeks since baby brother agreed to throw his hat into Hoboken politics, and agreed to attend our opponent’s fundraiser; the Giants have lost every game, and Eli has had a very tough go of it.”

What follows is a fairly excruciating breakdown of Eli’s rash of turnovers and the superiority of Peyton’s undefeated Broncos. The letter concludes:

“The Giants can get back on track and back to their winning ways! Let him know that 0-4 quarterbacks get involved in politics. Winning quarterbacks stick with what is happening on the field. Go Big Blue.”