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When Barney Frank announced he was gay two years back, we should have asked ourselves what he was hiding.

Now that Herb London has withdrawn from the New York mayoral primary (September 12), Ron Lauder is the animal nearest to Reagan Republican Man on the New York political scene. New York Republicans who think that their party should retain some attachment to principle must cast their votes for him. Between them, Ed Koch and Lauder represent something like the Reagan Coalition in New York City’s weird politics. If we have to endorse someone, we guess it’s them.

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When Barney Frank announced he was gay two years back, we should have asked ourselves what he was hiding.

Now that Herb London has withdrawn from the New York mayoral primary (September 12), Ron Lauder is the animal nearest to Reagan Republican Man on the New York political scene. New York Republicans who think that their party should retain some attachment to principle must cast their votes for him. Between them, Ed Koch and Lauder represent something like the Reagan Coalition in New York City’s weird politics. If we have to endorse someone, we guess it’s them.