Another article on Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District race was just posted by the Washington Post. It’s by Post writer Phil Rucker.
Democrats here might lose a House seat in a special election this month because of a feud between two candidates that has inflamed tensions within Hawaii’s ethnic voting blocs and between the state’s Democratic establishment and the party’s national leaders.
It’s a tough read for Democrats.
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Hopefully this will cause the party to get its head out of its okole and get Case out of the picture early for November. They are making a huge mistake by backing him.
If the people I saw at the Oahu County Convention represent the party, the party is not backing Case. I saw tons of people with Hanabusa stickers and shirts, but none for Case.
National party …
The First District is about 30% or more Republican. Of course they will win with the Democrats splitting the vote. In the real election later this year, the Republicans can jump party and pick the Democrat that they want to run against in the primary. Big mistake for Obama to get involved – now sort of makes it a national thing. Maybe the Democrats will actually have to get someone from the 1st district run – Mufi?
hopefully, some of you will read this story and think some more about helping a conservative beat a moderate in Obama’s Democrat home state:
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/93006029.html
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How is this different when Jean King and Tom Gill ran for governor and there was a bitter contested primary?
Granted, it’s a special election so it’s winner-take-all, but historically the Democrats have many examples of tough primaries that split the party.
I agree with Will Rogers statement that “I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”
But the difference today from the Jean King/Tom Gill interparty fights was that ultimately a democrat won. One has to be disturbed with the ease of Djou’s delivery of Republican no substance talking points and the prospect of the national headlines touting a defeat for Obama in his home state.
The only good news is that republicans will have to claim victory in the place of his birth — for the first time actually acknowledging he wasn’t spirited away to Kenya to be born.
I voted for Colleen and hope she wins. If she does not, I would much rather have Charles Djou win then Ed case. For all of his obvious vacuousness, Charles is consistent. You will get a Republican who will act to undermine the core principles of the Democratic party, which is exactly what he says he intends to do.
I will take that any day over Ed Case, whose short stint at Congress and his public statements demonstrate that he did, and will continue to do, just the same except under the guise of being a democrat. Ed showed his colors by supporting tax cuts for the wealthiest only and huge military spending, directly and irresponsibly yielding thereto unimaginable budget deficits during his time in Congress. He repeatedly voiced his support for the Iraq war, even after admitting that the entire pretense for US involvement was false, and opposed every effort to responsibly reduce US involvement (both $ and troops). He repeatedly praised each element of the Bush policy, often attacking “fellow” Democrats who opposed.
When folks speak of Ed Case as a moderate, that is indeed the saddest comment on the political acumen of Hawaii.
@Waialua, and I believe that a Dem will ultimately win. In November, that is.
Ed Case is a conservative Republican??? oh pulllleeeeze. Case cosponsored a 2003 law that extended unemployment to 6 months and voted for a tax bill supporting small businesses. Case also voted no on banning partial-birth abortion.
Conservative Republican? Not!!
http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Ed_Case.htm
Case is a moderate, even in Hawaii.
The saddest comment on so-called political acumen in Hawaii:
Supporting Republican Djou over Case, all because Hanabusa Ain’t Gonna win!!! No wonder extremism has been dominating US politics. Enough.
I’d vote for her if I were in her district. I voted for Mazie Hirono. These are the kind of people I want in Washington representing Hawaii.