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Juan González Remembers Pioneering NYC Political Strategist Bill Lynch

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Channel: Democracy Now! · 2013 · News & Politics

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http://www.democracynow.org - A funeral was held Thursday for the influential New York-based political strategist Bill Lynch who died last week at the age of 72. In the 1988 Democratic presidential primary he masterminded Rev. Jesse Jackson's upset win among New York City Democrats. He played a pivotal role in the election of David Dinkins as New York's first African-American mayor. In 2009 he helped John Liu be elected as New York City comptroller making Liu the first Asian-American elected to citywide office.

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