[NYPOST] The mayor's race -- once Christine Quinn's to lose -- has turned into a virtual dead heat among three contenders, according to a poll released yesterday.After leading the pack at 37 percent in February, Quinn has dropped steadily to 19 percent in the latest Quinnipiac University survey, with Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson hot on her trail at 17 percent and 16 percent, respectively.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio held steady at 10 percent and Comptroller John Liu, dogged by a federal investigation into his campaign finances, was struggling at 7 percent.
A May 22 Quinnipiac poll had Quinn with 25 percent, Weiner with 15 percent, and Thompson at 10 percent.
The new poll was the biggest surge of the campaign for Thompson, who has had trouble breaking into double digits. The endorsement from the United Federation of Teachers last week undoubtedly helped Thompson, said poll director Mickey Carroll.
"The big story in my book is Thompson," Carroll said. "I think the UFT moved Thompson up and I guess the second story is Quinn down and Weiner up. You can explain Thompson. The Quinn-Weiner stuff is harder to explain."