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Who’s screwed by Weiner’s entry

It’s hard to find anyone in politics who thinks Anthony Weiner can actually become mayor.

But just about everyone views him as a factor in the multi-candidate race who, if there are no more sexting surprises, could have a profound impact on who gets to City Hall next year.

“He lives, sleeps and eats politics,” said one source who has tangled with the ex-congressman.

“He’ll spend all day figuring how to get the other candidates, go to sleep at 1 a.m., and then get up at 4 a.m. and start again.”

Bill Thompson is the Democrat voted most likely to benefit from Weiner’s unlikely candidacy.

He’s the only African-American contender, and there’s not much chance of black voters suddenly jumping ship for a flawed white candidate.

“If I were Thompson, I’d just stay out of any fight and let everyone beat each other up,” recommended consultant Michael Tobman, who is not affiliated with a mayoral campaign.

Thompson’s performance on the campaign trail has been flat.

So the intense media focus on Weiner gives Thompson a chance to glide, at least for a while. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn doesn’t have that luxury.

Her once-dominant lead in the polls has come down to earth, and both she and Weiner are going after the same moderate white Democratic voters in Queens.

Weiner’s old congressional district included parts of the borough where he once lived. The second day of his campaign, Weiner dropped by three Queens weekly newspapers for editorial-board meetings. It wasn’t coincidental.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is, as one analyst put it, “in a pickle.”

With deep roots in Brooklyn, he’s been counting on landing a large chunk of the ethnic white vote that hasn’t warmed to Quinn.

“Now they have another place to go,” said the analyst, referring to Weiner. “De Blasio’s path was difficult before. Now it’s extra difficult.”

The federal investigation of Comptroller John Liu has placed him in the second tier of contenders, along with former City Councilman Sal Albanese.

With so many candidates in the field, it’s hard to see how anyone reaches 40 percent in the Sept. 10 primary to avert a runoff.

In 1977, things got ugly when a large field of evenly matched Democrats went at it in a fierce primary. Remember “Vote for Cuomo, not the homo”? Ed Koch ended up winning that contest with 19.8 percent of the vote, followed by Mario Cuomo at 18.7, Abe Beame at 18, Bella Abzug at 17, Percy Sutton at 14.4, and Herman Badillo at 11.

Democratic turmoil this year would be a gift to the Republican nominee, who will need every possible break to beat the odds in the general election. At this stage, that appears to be Joe Lhota.

Wonder if that’s worthy of a Weiner tweet.

david.seifman@nypost.com