Posted on 06/20/2009 2:44:18 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Current Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, a moderate who defied the state's Democratic trend by winning her first election in 2002 and re-election in 2006, will be term-limited in 2010.
The poll showed Abercrombie's general election race could be more competitive than the state's typically Democratic lean would suggest. Abercrombie, who is serving his 10th full term in office, led Republican Lieutenant Gov. James "Duke" Aiona 45 to 36 percent with 19 percent undecided in a hypothetical general election match-up.
Hannemann fared nearly as well as Abercrombie when Hannemann was pitted against Aiona. Results of a general election match-up showed Hanneman with 44 percent, Aiona received 34 percent and 22 percent remained undecided.
But much time remains until the Sept. 18, 2010 primary.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.cqpolitics.com ...
At least he’s against cap-and-trade.
Lingle naming a replacement, even herself to one of the seats would make a difference, Filibuster-wise.
The same poll shows Daniel Inouye leads Governor Linda Lingle by 52% to 40%. I wish she would run.
Can the current Republican Governor get a original copy of Obama’s birth certificate? Will that be an issue in the 2010 campaign?
Big whoop.
“Will that be an issue in the 2010 campaign?”
That is extremely doubtful.
If she won’t run now I hope she’ll at least run for the next vacancy rather than just join the ranks of popular former Republican Governors who have retired.
Or she could run for the House in CD-02 against the rat she beat for Governor in 2002.
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Good points!
I disagree. Nothing would destroy the credibility of Republican candidates fasting than focusing on that silly conspiracy theory.
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