HI-01: Djou's back, for some reason

[Brittain33]

Are you people forgetting this?

Djou said something negative about the person he's running against. Clearly, because of that, he's finished.

If he weren't a defeated Republican running in a state hostile to Republicans, he'd have a larger margin of error.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Are you people forgetting this?

Djou said something negative about the person he's running against. Clearly, because of that, he's finished.

If he weren't a defeated Republican running in a state hostile to Republicans, he'd have a larger margin of error.

No one's ever won an election by hugging their opponent to death.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Are you people forgetting this?

Djou said something negative about the person he's running against. Clearly, because of that, he's finished.

If he weren't a defeated Republican running in a state hostile to Republicans, he'd have a larger margin of error.

No one's ever won an election by hugging their opponent to death.

Neither by being a sore loser.

[DrScholl]

Attacking your opponent after the election is just bitter and shows a lack of class. You really don't see many people who have been defeated running around badmouthing the person who beat them.

[minionofmidas]

...at least not ones that want to be run again soon.
This here announcement spells "descent into perennial candidate hell with the brakes off" to me.

[Badger]

Are you people forgetting this?

Djou said something negative about the person he's running against. Clearly, because of that, he's finished.

You're ridiculous.

Djou's exit was hardly just [saying] something negative about the person he's running against". It was an act of first class douchbaggery and something that undoubtedly left a bad taste to every non True Believer (and there aren't many in Hawaii).

[Ogre Mage]

Barring some sort of massive scandal, the idea that Djou could beat Rep. Hanabusa is fantasy.  I hope the GOP pours a lot of money into trying to win this race.

[Lunar]

Are you people forgetting this?

Djou said something negative about the person he's running against. Clearly, because of that, he's finished.

You're ridiculous.

I think you're going a bit too far in the other direction here, he closed his campaign on a sharply negative note and said "I have no plans to run for any political office ever again."  What's going to be the central reason for his candidacy -- that the GOP House that swept into control when he lost would be improved by a friendly Republican instead of a hostile Democrat?

How's that gonna fly in Hawaii?

[Miles]

Hanabusa is running for the House again, setting up a re-rematch with Djou.