Mike Ryan loses District Attorney race

68-32%, via NY1.

No analysis tonight, not that I think there is much to look at.

Mike Ryan's District Attorney race today, go vote!

Today is the only election keeping everyone from having their sights on 2008, the Staten Island District Attorney's race.

Tom says forecasted rain may keep Democrats from voting early in the day.

On the campaign trail over the last few months, Donovan has been predicting that just 25,000 to 30,000 of the Island's 245,000 registered voters would go to the polls on Tuesday.

Judge Gigante, who has been crossed endorsed by the Republican party may be good news for DA candidate Mike Ryan as he draws out Democratic supporters.

This race may be a good sign of GOTV abilities of each party, with a Democratic upset more meaningful for Dems than a Republican victory would be for their party. So if you are reading this and haven't voted yet get to the polls, the lines won't be that long.

The bench: Mike Ryan, District Attorney Candidate

In a race garnering less attention than some more contentious races for seats in Albany or DC, the District Attorney elections are coming up this fall, and one of the few off year elections we will see. The incumbent, is DA Dan Donovan (R) and the challenger, as noted in the title, is Attorney Mike Ryan (D). While it is doubtful there will be messages coming out of this race that we can use to carry over into the Congressional race, there are many lessons. Similar to Manny Innamorato's strategy, Mike Ryan has decided to bring his message directly to the residents of the island campaigning door to door. Via Wrobleski's polit.bureau;

"We're out walking and knocking on doors every night," Ryan told us at Democratic headquarters in Port Richmond. "When we're not out walking, we're speaking to the political clubs."

Instead of focusing on prime voters in Democratic districts, Ryan says he's trying to hit every section of Staten Island possible.

The second part of that quote may be the most important, bringing the message to what otherwise would be considered the Republican base. It would have been sensible to see some Congressional candidates working with Ryan to build off the work of Innamorato's campaign. Rebuilding our efforts every campaign to introduce our Democratic message in the South Shore and mid island is an unnecessary expense of time and money that we need to change.