Posted on 08/11/2012 6:39:54 PM PDT by Jyotishi
* Democrat Daniel Akaka, 86, is retiring from Senate
* Lingle is heavily favored to win Republican primary
* Republican has set up her own cable TV station
HONOLULU, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Voters in Hawaii went to the polls on Saturday in a primary expected to set up Republicans for their first real chance at a U.S. Senate seat in the heavily Democratic state since 1970.
A victory by former governor Linda Lingle, who has an early edge in fundraising, in President Barack Obama's home state could also help Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate as they battle for a net gain of four seats.
While analysts expect Lingle to easily win her Republican primary contest, U.S. Representative Mazie Hirono and former Congressman Ed Case are locked in what is seen as a closer contest on the Democratic side to contest the Senate seat.
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I agree - it would be good to have her...although at best to come along for the ride. I would not want her to be the deciding vote on repealing Obamacare as she might not do it given it is likely (for whatever reason) popular in that state...and she is more likely to then want a “bipartisan” solution since all of the pressure would be on her. A couple of extra seats than just a bear minimum majority would be best.
She got rid of a children's universal health program in HI when she was Governor.
Lingle is hard to pigeonhole. Fiscally she is quite conservative. There's a few social issues where she is more moderate, but she vetoed gay marriage. It would be an amazing feat if she beat out the Democrats and helped us to get the Senate Chairmanships.
“I am FBI....(From Big Island) popular tee shirts here.”
We Punatics are with you all the way. Just a little discouraging that the election here is held up and polls will close an hour and a half late due to “snafus”...code word for Damocrats running the process.
Pi$$ed in Keaau.
That’s a foolish suggestion. Our military presents in the Pacific is vital to our national and international interest.
Yes, Lingle in office is a better choice.
I said keep the bases. As a state, it is moonbat and its elected officials are execrable, as has mostly been the case since statehood.
She’s the best RINO we got over here. There are NO conservatives in the islands that could get on a ballot. If you want to run for office here you have to register Democrat or run as a RINO that will “reach across the aisle”. That’s the way it is here and no one can do a damn thing about it.
There isn’t an honest Democratic Party politician in Hawaii. Read “Hawai’i Free Press” and you’ll see what I mean. (Okay, maybe Inouye but he’s moved left over the years).
Hawaii is not Obama’s home state; Chicago is. Hawaii (or Kenya, depending on who you listen too), is Obama’s birth state.
Reuters - sometimes very good; sometimes just carelessly wrong.
You are correct. EVEN if it would cost us the bases (which it need not) 2 Marxist Senators are NOT an even trade. If worse came to worse we could forcibly occupy them ala Gitmo.
I’m a huge advocate or reorginzing boundaries for electoral purposes. German reunification was a huge mistake, East Germany still votes for leftist scum, Thatcher was right, a free but separate east was the right way to go. England should kiss Scotland GOODBYE, they send nothing but scum to Parliament.
Hawaii and Vermont should F off as far as I’m concerned. Hawaiian Independence and Vermont to Canada are only supported right now by a tiny leftist fringe but more power to them.
BTW Hirono won as expected which I think is the better outcome for Lingle.
Relax I feel your pain since I’m in IL, but he carpetbagged here and HI voters treated him like a favorite son same as IL ones did. You know who was born and raised here? Shillary! Sucks!
Lots of Black pols like to carpetbag here. All 3 Black Congressman? Born in the South.
I thought the better outcome would be Case beating Hirono ? I see Tulsi Gabbard won in the 1st, which means she’ll undoubtedly be the hottest member of Congress, hands down.
Oops, make that the 2nd. Djou will be having his rematch with Hanabusa in the 1st.
I didn’t know there was any chance Hannemann could lose, I didn’t bother to look up this chick. Finally a Leninist broad that’s easy on the eyes. Shocking!!!!! Our nomination went to some d-bag who thinks “smoker’s rights” is the most important issue facing Hawaii and the nation. That’s all that’s on his website. He joins that gay megarino in MA Tisei as GOP House candidates I feel no need to endorse.
As for the Senate. Well I was thinking if Case won, Asians would be more likely to vote Lingle. But isn’t Case more popular with indies? It was a while ago and maybe Case himself put it out there but there was a poll that showed him with a larger lead over Lingle.
Thank God you weren't in the postion to plan and execute strategy during the Revolutionary War, WWI and WWII...
And to think one of them is 3rd in line to the President!
> Hawaii needs to be cut loose from the U.S. entirely....
Are you a member of the “Kingdom of Atooi” Hawaiian sovereignty movement?
http://www.islandbreath.org/2007Year/14-hawaiianculture/0714-12WarOnAtooi.html
Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi
> There isn’t an honest Democratic Party politician in Hawaii.
I know one less honest person in Hawaii because he became a Dem. in ‘08 and became a state legislator.
> Read “Hawai’i Free Press”
It’s here:
The very interesting HI-02 Dem primary pitted the Samoan, 6’7” (IIRC) former Harvard basketball star, pro-life, Mormon mayor of Honolulu, Mufi Hannemann, versus the young, very attractive daughter of a Republican state senator (who recently switched to the Democrats because Republicans were down to less than 10% in the body) and who herself was an Iraq War veteran and the youngest legislator in U.S. history, Tulsi Gabbard. I have to assume that, being her father’s daughter, Gabbard will vote less liberal than any of the Communists who have represented HI-02 through the years, but I would have preferred Hannemann, who (i) is pro-life, (ii) is relatively old, and thus less likely to use that seat as a springboard to the U.S. Senate, and (iii) controversial enough among Democrats so as to have given Republicans a chance at an upset victory in 2014 (if a legitimate candidate ran instead of the third-tier guys running this year).
As for the Senate race, I agree that I’d rather have Lingle face Hirono, since Lingle has beat her once before and since Lingle should be able to get votes from the moderates and goo-goos (if you aren’t familiar with the term, look it up before assuming that it’s racial in origin) who support Case. Besides, as DJ pointed out, Hirono is too old to become a 6-term senator if the Hawaiian Democrat tradition, while Case is far younger, so she’d be preferable if Lingle can’t beat her.
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