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| Republican wins special election in Hawaii |
| 2010-05-23 |
| Republican Charles Djou emerged victorious tonight in the special election to fill Hawaii's vacancy in Congress, giving Hawaii it's first GOP member of Congress in 20 years. Djou won the special mail-in election with 39.5 percent of the vote in the first printout, released at 6 p.m. district 1 - Obama's birthplace The first printout represented nearly all of the 170,312 returned by voters in the district, which stretches from Waikiki and downtown to Mililani. Democrat Colleen Hanabusa was second at 30.8 percent, with Democrat Ed Case third at 27.6 percent. "This is a momentous day," Djou told a jubilant crowd at state party headquarters. "We have sent a message to the United States Congress. We have sent a message to the ex-governors. We have sent a message to the national Democrats! We have sent a message to the machine. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #3 Unfortunately, Djou has to win again in November for a full 2 year term. In this election, he got 67K votes while the two Dems, combined, got 100K. Assuming Ed Case doesn't pull a Christ and run as an independent, the Dems will line up behind a single candidate. Bottom line DJOU has 4-5 months to pull 17K+ Dems from party line votes. Hanabusa, who took second place, is the likely Dem candidate since she has the support of both the unions and the state party leadership and will be hard to beat in Nov. Still, it is a moment to savor, innit brudda O? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2010-05-23 12:51 |
| #2 The 'Rats couldn't quit the power infighting and so lost the seat Unfortunately this reminds me of the Republican party and the current struggle between the grass roots + teaparty and the McCain/McConnel/Graham/etc beltway people. It seems the elites in DC have more in common with each other than they do with the people they are supposed to represent: they want power and will do almost anything to keep it. They'd rather retain their grip on power in the party than win an election with someone they cannot control. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-05-23 10:17 |
| #1 Deeeeelicious. The 'Rats couldn't quit the power infighting and so lost the seat |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-23 09:50 |