so, among the democrats running -- michael untermeyer, rich negrin, joe khan, and teresa carr deni --ne republican -- beth grossman -- who's the front-runner? probably no one right now? >> i think it's tough to say, but i would think that rich negrin, considering that managing director of the city -- high visibility, almost every neighborhood knows him. you know, when you look at the at least prosecutorial chops, you also have joe khan and others, so i think it's going to be an interesting race now that seth has left the podium, because it now becomes a race of ideas, and whoever comes up with a clear and a new vision. it's no longer a race about integrity. it's now a race about future ideas. >> we could see a couple more people get into the race, too, now that this happened. >> i would imagine we could, but i think that that's exactly right, that it will become a race of ideas. again, recalling young seth, when he ran against lynne abraham, he was an unknown. he had worked in her office, but beyond that, no one knew him. but he had ideas, and they resonated with the public, so i thin