Beyond Mr. Ferrer , who had long been viewed as the strongest Democrat in the race , other major Democrats vying to challenge the Republican Mr. Bloomberg are the Manhattan borough president , C. Virginia Fields ; the City Council speaker , Gifford Miller ; and United States Representative Anthony D. Weiner .
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