Ralph Ambrosio, the Republican running for Albany County district attorney, speaks during a debate against his Democratic opponent, Lee Kindlon, at the WRGB studios on Sept. 24 in Niskayuna.

Lee Kindlon, the Democrat running for Albany County district Aattorney, left, and his Republican opponent, Ralph Ambrosio, debate at the WRGB studios on Sept. 24 in Niskayuna. Tom Eschen, an anchor/reporter at CBS 6, moderated.

Lee Kindlon, the Democrat running for Albany County district attorney, speaks during a debate against his Republican opponent, Ralph Ambrosio, at the WRGB studios on Sept. 24 in Niskayuna.

Lee Kindlon, the Democrat running for Albany County district attorney, during a debate against his Republican opponent, Ralph Ambrosio, at the WRGB studios on Sept. 24 in Niskayuna.

Ralph Ambrosio, the Republican running for Albany County district attorney, during a debate against his Democratic opponent, Lee Kindlon, at the WRGB studios on Sept. 24 in Niskayuna.

In a recent column, I described Ralph Ambrosio as a lamb about to be slaughtered. He didn’t love the analogy.

That’s understandable, of course, and the language may have been harsh. But I’ll stick by the general premise, which is that Ambrosio, the Republican candidate for Albany County district attorney, is likely to lose badly in the upcoming election.

“I know what you meant,” Ambrosio told me in a phone conversation. “It’s very unusual for a Republican to even be running in Albany County. But I’m a serious candidate.”

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Ambrosio, 73, is a former........

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