Dijou was elected in a special election created when Democrat, Neil Abercrombie, resigned from Congress to run for Governor of Hawaii. In that election, five Democrats, four Republicans, and four independent candidates were competing for a top vote wins the seat election. That divided vote elected Dijou with 39.4% of the vote to the vacant seat. In short, his election was a fluke.
Dijou’s term was also short (May to January 2010). When the 2010 general election came, Dijou was defeated by Democratic nominee State Senator Colleen Hanabusa, who won by a 53% to 47% margin. Since that loss, Dijou ran for Congress 2 more times and Mayor of Honolulu. He lost them all. In short, he is a loser.
This is part of an open letter Dijou gave just before the GOP 2016 Caucus in Hawaii:
“I am disappointed in President Obama’s constant application of unconstitutional executive privilege and his preference to divide Americans for partisan political gain. Mr. Trump, however, promises to out-do Obama. I believe America needs a President who respects our nation’s constitution and the separation of powers. But Mr. Trump repeatedly stated that if elected President he will approach the position of Commander-in-Chief as an autocrat that “reigns” with an unmatched disregard for American precedent and practice. His admiration for dictators like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and comfort in quoting despots like Benito Mussolini is utterly disturbing and in discord with our American values.”
He ended this open letter with these words:
“Tomorrow night, I hope you will join me in making your voice heard by voting in the Hawaii GOP Presidential caucus. You can find the polling locations here. I hope you support my favored candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, but I also hope that you will join me in the growing movement: #NeverTrump.”
I think that Dijou knew that a Trump Presidency would drain the swamp and that the great hog trough in Washington DC would have no more slop for Dijou and his money laundering friends.
Judging Dijou’s voting record in Congress, I consider him a Democrat mole working against the Republicans.
Forgive me for misspelling Djou’s name. In my post I spelled his name Dijou. I have no idea how one would pronounce a name like Djou.