[Republican Wildcat]

This is a re-match for the ladies; The GOP's Lingle beat Hirono by 5% several years ago in the HI Governor's race.

Interesting...if they liked her better than Hirono then, they probably think the same now.

[what's up]

Hirono had been up in the polls until recently.

As I recall the debates turned the tide in the Governor's race a few years back. I hope the same happens this time around.

Lingle is an excellent debater...very clear speaker and unflappable.

[BillyBoy]

I have to admit, even though she's a "popular, two-term elected Governor" and the strongest candidate the GOP could have picked, I didn't see this one coming and didn't think Lingle would be terribly competitive for this longtime RAT Senate seat. This poll might actually be legit and the RINO has a shot at taking this seat.

I'd have to get drunk out of my mind to vote for her though... Lingle was an awful Governor and I dread the thought of having another liberal "R" in the Senate, even if it gives us a majority. I'm thinking the pacific tropical version of Susan Collins.

[scrabblehack]

Democrat-leaning states are more likely to elect Republican governors and vice versa.