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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You seemed to ignore the last two sentences.
Yup. Although fortunately that might end come January (and the job goes to Orrin Hatch).
Nope. I’m in favor of not having an insular ultraleftist state thousands of miles from the mainland with its 2 Communist Senators being the difference between a minority and majority status for our governing body. Without those 2, we may very well could’ve halted ZeroCare (and more than that, as a foreign and independent country, Zero himself could never have ascended to the Presidency). Just a fe key problems having Hawaii poses for us.
Unfortunately, it appears Gabbard switched on life and gay issues to the dark side in order to run for Congress and was backed by Emily’s List. Some leftists thought she lacked credibility by her recent switch, but I’d be surprised if she suddenly starts voting Conservatively.
There seriously needs to be a way to call the bluff of freepers who constantly whine about "yankee transplants who tell us how to run our state" and set up some kind of "political transplant exchange" program, where we agree to take back our "yankees" and they can have all our politicians that are from south of the Mason-Dixon line (according to them, there's no such thing as southerners who move to Illinois, so there's nothing to worry about)
The northern states would fare far better under this deal and rid ourselves of numerous commies that have wreaked our states. I guess we'd end up with Don Sunquist back, but getting rid of Jackson Sr. & Jr. would be well worth it. And I haven't even started to look into all the southern transplants we have in the state legislature and local governments.
Mufi may not be that pro-life
<<<<<<”Hannemann offered the most conservative viewpoints on abortion, but still defended women’s right to choose.
“While I am personally opposed to abortion, I believe that every woman should have the ability to utilize their free agency in exercising their right to choose,” Hannemann said.”>>>>>>>>>>
Ted Kennedy is that you. “I’m again’ it but don’t worry I won’t do anything about it!!”
He was a bit wishy washy on Roe
<<<”Hannemann described Roe v. Wade as “the law of the land,” and himself as “bound to uphold” it. He also said that individual states should be tasked with regulating abortion.”>>>>
Sounds like a RINO right there.
He did say marriage is “between a man and a woman,”.
Still for Hawaii a primary between a socially moderate Mormon and a the scion of a GOP traitor is pretty good.
I’d make the trade, all Illinois natives for all carpetbaggers.
Take Obama, the Jackson’s and Rush and I’ll take back Scumquist and even Hillary!
Plus, Reagan, born and raised.
That’s not pro-life at all. How many “personally” pro-aborts vote pro-life ? It’s like the marriage issue, I’d rather you be “personally” pro-fudge but vote NO on that abomination than the other way around. It ain’t how you talk, it’s how you vote.
I’d pay to see that.
“I’m personally for gay marriage BUT......” LOL
But I have yet to see any of them say, "While I PERSONALLY think gay marriage is normal and healthy and applaud two men sealing their eternal love in a public ceremony, I have NO RIGHT to change 200 years of American laws to force my PERSONAL beliefs on society..." ;-)
On the flip side, you see similar standards with the Perrybot wing of the GOP when it comes to screaming "STATES RIGHTS!!!" on every issue, but then fighting tooth and nail to keep states from doing anything to deport illegals or curtail gun ownership...
I had no idea that’s what Hanneman meant by “pro-life” (I only knew that for years he had been attacked by liberals because he supposedly was “anti-choice.” Being only nominally pro-life, but voting pro-abortion, wouldn’t help the cause very much; we’d be better off with a “pro-choice” Congressman who voted against public financing, voted for restrictions, etc. (à la Johnny Isakson, Lynn Jenkins, etc.).
Hawaii is about to elect the nation’s first Hindu to Congress (Tulsi Gabbard) and perhaps its first Buddhist U.S. Senator (Mazie Hirono). I’d have no problem with it if they were conservative Constitutionalists, but that isn’t the case at all. I’m still hopeful that Linda Lingle can pull out a victory, which would make her the first Jewish Republican woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
Congressional history will be in the making one way or the other.
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