Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? Vote at newsday.com/spincycle.

1. Carlo Key, a judge in Bexar County, Texas, quitting the Republican Party and blaming the tea party.

2. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi saying she hasn't been disappointed "for a nanosecond" in Obamacare.

3. Long shot NYC mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión saying if elected he'd "co-teach in an inner-city school" weekly.

Last week's "winner": Bill de Blasio's shot at Republicans.

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