By Karen Best

This upcoming November, Manhattan residents will have an important election. Most people would naturally assume it is because current Mayor Michael Bloomberg is running for a third term. The race which is garnishing attention from many politicians is the election for Manhattan District Attorney. The current District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau will retire after 35 years of service.

While many political figures such as former New York Mayor David Dinkins and Caroline Kennedy already chose their candidates everyone wanted to know who Morgenthau believed would be a suitable successor. On Wednesday, Morgenthau made his long awaited public endorsement. His choice was Cyrus Vance Junior.

Ironically Morgenthau worked with and supervised all three candidates. The other two candidates are Richard Aborn and Leslie Crocker Snyder. Morgenthau said his reason for supporting Vance is “because he is the best qualified, by his experience and his views, to keep it the best.”

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