1) Vito did a lot of bad things.
2) He is not a rino. Above the Mason Dixon line you can be JUST so Republican and below it just so Democrat.
3)While the district LOOKS democrat on paper you can ask the five opponents Vito has beaten if it really IS a democrat district. It is not. The democrat registration numbers are city workers who falsly believe they would be at a disadvantage if they registered Republican.
4) With barack mcgovern at the top of the ticket an steve harrison below him the rat has a very tough sell on Staten Island.
5) If Vito steps down and Jim Oddo the mid Island city Councilman steps up he will not have a hard time holding the seat.
As a Staten Islander I agree that a good Republican such as Oddo will win.In recent years Republican have won most island-wide elections.