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...blacks had not won a single citywide office. Last week they finally exulted in a triumph of their own. Drawing support from what he called a "gorgeous mosaic" of black, Hispanic and white voters, David Dinkins edged out former U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani to succeed three-term Mayor Edward Koch...
...after he announced his candidacy last February, Dinkins' dignified demeanor struck a chord among New Yorkers who had grown weary of Koch's prickliness and flip remarks. In the Democratic primary in September, 32% of white voters combined with huge majorities of blacks and Hispanics to give Dinkins the nomination. Said Dinkins: "You voted your hopes and not your fears." The No. 1 hope: that Dinkins could heal the racial divisions that are never far from the city's surface...
...laced his speech with references to traditional Democratic Party powerhouses, tying his ground-breaking campaign firmly to the Democratic establishment. He thanked New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 and current Mayor Edward I. Koch--three men he said helped greatly in the campaign...
...Koch at the Kiosk...
This year's campaign, winding to a close, should have satisfied even the most disputative of New Yorkers. The Republicans are offering former U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, while the Democrats are offering David Dinkins, potentially New York's first Black mayor. Meanwhile, current Mayor Ed Koch faces a slight difficulty--specifically, he'll soon be out of work...