by Ross Barkan

Despite threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony and allegedly having sex in a wine bar bathroom, Congressman Michael Grimm was arguably a favorite to win re-election at this time last week.

But Monday's indictment on a slew of wire, mail fraud and other charges badly damages the Republican's chances of surviving a challenge by Domenic Recchia Jr., a former Brooklyn councilman, observers say.

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Source: http://observer.com/