The headline reads: “Former Mayor David Dinkins endorses Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, who is facing a black challengers for reelection” (See Reuven Blau’s post/article of the same title in the Daily News, PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 6, 2013; UPDATED: FEBRUARY 7, 2013, [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-da-hynes-nod-dinkins-article-1.1257380]). — But, that’s not the big GOP news in Mr. Blau’s article ! ! !
No, the big GOP news is what is implicit in the line: “Political consultant E. O’Brien Murray said the Dinkins endorsement “shows the district attorney . . . has the ability to gather support throughout the black community.” [Hint: it has nothing to do with Dinkins' endorsement or Hynes’ ability to gather support throughout the black community] — The big GOP news is that “Obi Wan” appears to have signed onto the Hynes campaign
E. O’Brien-Murray was a key man in the GOP special election victories for Bob Turner for Congress and David Storobin for NY State Senate; before he jumped the fence as part of the Dean Skelos cadre who worked for Simcha Felder, winning a Conservative Party opportunity to ballot primary getting Felder the Conservative Party line and then winning the general election for Felder, both against his former client GOP State Senator David Storobin.
The stars appear aligned for Hynes to get both the Republican and Conservative Party lines if he wants them in 2013. This isn’t a sign of strength, though. The presences of O’Brien-Murray as part of the Hynes team will cost Hynes lots of votes in a Democrat Primary. Why risk that? --- This is about Hynes winning on the GOP and Conservative lines if he needs to do it that way in November; it's the same game plan as 2005, the last time he faced a tough challenge in the Democratic Primary.
Btw, if Hynes has such an “...ability to gather support throughout the black community...” why did they have to trot out such an old war horse as David Dinkins, whose political bones were made in Manhattan, not Brooklyn ? The only prominent elected official from the “black community” reported to have appeared at Hynes’ announcement ceremony at Brooklyn Borough Hall was City Councilwoman Letitia James ( See “Prosecutor’s Appeal for a 7th Term: ‘We’re Not Done’.” by Mosi Secret, 1/7/13, NY Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/nyregion/charles-j-hynes-brooklyn-district-attorney-announces-re-election-bid.html]); the only other minority member mentioned was Marty Dilan, all the rest were part of the non-minority Brooklyn Democratic Party establishment.
