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Article: Ideas or consequences? (New York, New York mayoral race between David Dinkins, Republican candidate Rudolph Giuliani and Conservative Party candidate George Marlin)
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- National Review
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- November 1, 1993
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As the New York mayor's race runs to its finish, local conservatives face a question: Is a vote for George Marlin a vote for David Dinkins, or is a vote for Rudy Giuliani a vote for David Dinkins in white-face? Given the political complexion of the locality, the number of people pondering this issue is small. But it may be enough to tip a tight election. Hence the intensity the question provokes.
"In Morrisania in the Bronx, a guy got so heated he was about to throw a punch at me," says Herb London, Conservative Party candidate for governor in 1990, describing the perils of campaigning for Marlin, the Conservative Party candidate for mayor now. "He said, |I've ...